Saint Waningus of Fécamp

Also known as

• Waningus of Ham
• Vaneng of….
• Waneng of….
• Wanging of….
• Waning of….
• Wanning of….

Memorial

• 9 January
• 31 January (Normandy, France)
• 15 February (Rouen, France)
• 23 September (translation of relics)

Profile

Frankish nobleman, living a worldly and dissolute life in the court of King Clotaire III of Neustria. Father of Saint Desiderius of Fontenelle. One night he had a dream in which Saint Eulalia of Barcelona, to whom he had a devotion, told him of the difficulties the rich had entering Heaven. He gave up the life of a courtier to become a Benedictine monk. Abbot. Assisted Saint Wandrille in founding Fontenelle abbey. Responsible for establishing Holy Trinity Church and Convent at Fécamp, France. Sheltered Saint Leodegarius when he was on the run from Ebroin.

Born

• Rouen, France

Died

• c.688 of natural causes
• relics transferred to Ham, Picardy (in modern France) to save them from invading pagan Normans
• some relics transferred to Hallon, France on 23 September 1696

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Abbé Stéphane Ansart
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Heiligen 3s
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Waningus of Fécamp“. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 January 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>