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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Hieromartyr

Theodard of Maastricht

Bishop of Maastricht

Bishop of Maastricht, slain by robbers around 670.

Feast
September 10old style September 23
Reposed
6707th century
Order
Martyrs

Life

Theodard of Maastricht was a disciple of Saint Remaclus at Malmedy-⁠Stavelot in Belgium and his successor as abbot (653) and bishop of Maastricht (663). He was the uncle of Saint Lambert. He was murdered by robbers in the forest of Bienwald near Speyer in Germany while on a journey to defend his church against the plundering of the diocese by Frankish nobles. He reposed around the year 670. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.

His commemoration falls on 10 September (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 23 September of the civil calendar.

Commemorated the same day September 10