Venerable Martyr
Hildebert of Ghent
An abbot at Ghent, slain for venerating the holy icons around 752.
Life
Holy Martyr Hildebert of Ghent was abbot of the monastery of Saint Peter in Ghent in present-day Belgium. He was killed by fanatics in 752 for defending the veneration of the holy icons. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 4 April (new style; 17 April in the old style).
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