Rudesind

Holy Hierarch Rudesind (907 to 1 March 977) was born into a noble family of Galicia in Spain and was Bishop of Mondoñedo and then of Compostela. He was also an administrator and military leader under the kings of León, his kinsmen. In this office he opposed both the Vikings and the Saracens with equal success. Exiled from Compostela through an intrigue, he founded the monastery of Celanova and other monasteries. He is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 1 March (new calendar).