12 December.
Saint Walaricus (☩ 622 A.D. ).
Abbot of a Monastery that, afterwards, bore his name (Saint Valery) in Picardy, France. He observed long Fasts, slept on a couch of twigs, performed manual labour and distributed alms to the Poor.
Saint Gregory (☩ 540 A.D. ).
Monk at Saint Stephen's Monastery, Terracina, Italy. Disciple of Saint Benedict.
Saint Vicelinus (☩ 1154 A.D. ).
Bishop of Oldenburg, Germany. Previously a Monk at Siburg (Siegburg) Monastery, Germany. Preached the Gospel to The Wends, Slavs, and the inhabitants of Holstein.
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