Saint Gilduin

Memorial

• 27 January

Profile

Devout young canon at Dol, Brittany (in modern France). Elected bishop of Dol, he felt unworthy of the post, and travelled to Rome, Italy to plead his case to Pope Gregory VII, who released him from the charge. Gilduin died on the road home from Rome. Miracles reported at his tomb.

Born

• 1052

Died

• 1077 of natural causes

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Gilduin“. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 May 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>