Saint Matthew of Gnesen

Memorial

• 12 November

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Benedictine monk. Missionary with Saint Adalbert of Prague to the Slavs.

Born

• Italy

Died

• murdered by thieves at his monastery near Gnesen, Poland

Canonized

• by Pope Julius II

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 Matthew of Gnesen”. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 November 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-matthew-of-gnesen/>