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April 9 St Hugh of Rouen

April 9, 2011 Leave a comment

A French priest in the 700s, the most astonishing fact about him was that he held two bishop seats at the same time. InĀ 724, he became both bishop of ParisĀ and bishop of Bayeux. No word on how successful he was at being in two place at once.

March 26 Saint Ludger of Utrecht

March 26, 2011 Leave a comment

St. Ludger was a priest in the Netherlands in the 700s. He traveled around starting monasteries, returning every Fall to Ultrect to teach in the local school. He is best known for two amazing facts.

1) He was reprimanded only once during his life as a priest. As bishop he was reprimanded and renounced for spending too much time on charity work rather than on building and decorating the cathedral.

2) On the day he died he celebrated Mass. Twice.