Blessed Walter of Quesnoy

Memorial

• 15 March

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Premonstratensian canon in Vicogne, France. Abbot of the house in 1212. During his 17 year abbacy he was known for re-invigorating the spiritual lives of his brothers, re-building and expanding the monastery, and collecting the relics of saints.

Born

• late 12th century

Died

• 26 September 1229 of natural causes
• interred in the choir of his abbey

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Walter of Quesnoy”. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 March 2010. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-walter-of-quesnoy/>