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Confessor

Guy of Anderlecht

A poor pilgrim of Brabant who journeyed to Rome and Jerusalem, reposed in 1012.

Feast
September 12old style September 25
Reposed
101211th century
Place
Anderlecht'

Life

Guy of Anderlecht, called the Poor Man of Anderlecht, was born around 950 in Brabant. Poor himself, he went as a pilgrim to Rome and to Jerusalem. He reposed in the year 1012. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

His commemoration falls on 12 September (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 25 September of the civil calendar.

Commemorated the same day September 12