Saint Richard of Chichester
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- Also known as
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Richard de Wych
Richard Backedine
Richard of Wich
- Memorial
- 3 April
- Profile
- Second son of Richard and Alice de Wych.
His father died when he was young.
The family fell upon hard times, he took over management of the estates and brought them back.
Educated at Oxford, Paris and Bologna.
Chancellor of Oxford.
Legal advisor to Saint Edmund Rich and Saint Boniface of Savoy, the Archbishops of Canterbury.
Priest.
Bishop of Chichester.
Miracles and cures occured at his shrine in Chichester.
His patronage of coachmen began with the Milanese Guild of Coachmen, possibly because Richard drove carts and wagons on the family farm.
- Born
- 1197 as Richard de Wych at Droitwich, Worcestershire, England
- Died
- 3 April 1253 at Dover, England
- Canonized
- 1262 by Pope Urban IV
- Patronage
- coachmen
- Representation
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bishop with a chalice on its side at his feet because he once dropped the chalice during a Mass and nothing spilled from it;
kneeling with the chalice before him;
ploughing his brother's fields;
a bishop blessing his flock with a chalice nearby
- Additional Information
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Dom Richard Oliver's personal page devoted to his patron
Catholic Encyclopedia
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society
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- Readings
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Thanks be to Thee, my Lord Jesus Christ
For all the benefits Thou hast given me,
For all the pains and insults
Which Thou has borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother,
May I know Thee more clearly,
Love Thee more dearly,
Follow Thee more nearly,
Day by day. Amen."
-prayer by Saint Richard