Saint Gregory of Utrecht

Memorial

• 25 August

Profile

Son of Saint Wastrada, and uncle of Saint Alberic of Utrecht. Spiritual student and Benedictine monk under Saint Boniface whom he had met as a child, and who acted as a mentor. Abbot of Saint Martin’s abbey, Utrecht, Netherlands, during which it became a centre for missionaries and the home of many saints. Bishop of Utrecht for 22 years.

Born

• 703 at Trier, Germany

Died

• 776 of natural causes
• buried at Susteren Abbey

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Representation

• abbot giving alms to the poor

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Emblems of the Saints, by F C Husenbeth and Augustus Jessopp
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Gregory of Utrecht”. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 November 2010. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-gregory-of-utrecht/>