Saint Ansbert of Rouen

Memorial

• 9 February

Profile

Chancellor at the court of King Clotaire III. Benedictine monk at Fontenelle in Normandy, France. Abbot of Fontenelle. Bishop of Rouen, France in 683. Exiled to Hainaut by Pepin of Heristal.

Born

• at Chaussy-sur-Epte, France

Died

• 695 at Hainaut (part of modern Belgium) of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ansbert of Rouen”. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 February 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-ansbert-of-rouen/>