Saint William of Gellone

Memorial

• 28 May

Profile

Career soldier. In retirement he built a monastery at Gellone, France; the house was later named Saint-Guilhem-du-Desert in his honour.

Born

• 755

Died

• 812

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint William of Gellone”. Saints.SQPN.com. 27 May 2012. Web. 18 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-william-of-gellone/>