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'''Plechelm''' (Plechelm of Guelderland) is a [[saint]] in the [[Roman Catholic Church]] and a [[patron saint]] of the [[Netherlands]]. Plechelm, also Pleghelm or [[Plechelmus]] was a [[Benedictine]] [[monk]] who traveled to [[Rome]] with [[St. Wiro]] and [[St. Otger]]. He became a missionary in [[Northumbria]] and [[The Netherlands]] and died in St. Odiliënberg. A [[Basilica of St Plechelm|basilica]] in [[Oldenzaal]] in the Netherlands is dedicated to him since 954.
'''Plechelm''', (Plechelm of Guelderland, Plechelm, also Pleghelm or Plechelmus; died 730), is honoured in both the [[Catholic Church]] and the [[Old Catholic Church]] as a [[patron saint]] of the Netherlands.


==External links==
==Life==
According to [[Alban Butler]], Plechelm was an English Saxon born in southern Scotland.<ref>[https://www.bartleby.com/lit-hub/lives-of-the-saints/volume-vii-july/st-plechelm-bishop-and-confessor/ Butler, Alban. "St. Plechelm, Bishop and Confessor", ''The Lives of the Saints''. Volume VII: July.1866]</ref> Richard Stanton places him in the north of England.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mtbm8WEGbrwC&dq=st+Plechelm&pg=PA340 | title=A Menology of England and Wales: Or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries | date=2 March 1887 | publisher=Burns & Oates }}</ref>
*[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5524 Catholic Saints]
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*[http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintp3n.htm Catholic Forum]


After being ordained, he made a pilgrimage to Rome, with two fellow monks, Saints [[History of Dublin to 795#Duiblinn|Wiro and Otger]]. Having been consecrated a bishop, perhaps by [[Pope Sergius I]], he returned home with a number of holy relics. He then started with Wiro and the deacon Otger on a mission to Gaul. They were well received by [[Pepin of Herstal]], who gave the missionaries [[Sint Odiliënberg| St. Peter's Mount]] (also known as Sint Odiliënberg).<ref>[https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803124224165 Farmer, David. ''The Oxford Dictionary of Saints] (5 rev) OUP, 2011] {{ISBN|9780199596607}}</ref> They built a monastery there which was important in the [[Christianisation]] of the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/sintodilienberg |title=Sint Odiliënberg - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=25 April 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Many missions were sent from there to the provinces between the Rhine and the Meuse.
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According to [[John O'Hanlon (writer)|John O'Hanlon]], it is said that Plechelm and Wiro were present at Synod of Utrecht in 697. Plechelm died in [[Sint Odiliënberg]] at the age of 100 years.<ref name=ohanlon>[https://books.google.com/books?id=nesCAAAAQAAJ&dq=st+Plechelmus&pg=RA1-PA240 O'Hanlon. John. ''Lives of the Irish saints'', Vol. 7, 1873, p. 239]</ref>
[[File:Oldenzaalplechelmus1.jpg|thumb|Basilica of St. Plechelm, Oldenzaal]]


==Veneration==
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Plechelm was greatly honored at Sint Odiliënberg, and [[Roermond|Ruramonde]]. With the invasion of the Normans in the middle of the ninth century, the relics of Wiro, Plechelm, and Otger were moved to Utrecht. Plechelm was [[canonized]] by [[Pope Agapetus II]] about 950. In 954 Bishop [[Balderic of Utrecht]] had the relics of Plechelm transferred to the [[Basilica of St. Plechelm]] in [[Oldenzaal]] which he had built to enshrine the remains.<ref name=ohanlon/>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Colombanian saints]]
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[[Category:Christian missionaries in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Christian missionaries in England]]

Latest revision as of 03:58, 30 September 2024

Saint Plechelm
Statue of Saint Plechelm on the tower of Basilica of St Plechelm in De Lutte
Monk, priest and missionary
BornKingdom of Leinster, Ireland
Died730
Venerated in
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Major shrineBasilica of St. Plechelm, Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Netherlands
FeastJuly 15[1]
PatronageThe Netherlands

Plechelm, (Plechelm of Guelderland, Plechelm, also Pleghelm or Plechelmus; died 730), is honoured in both the Catholic Church and the Old Catholic Church as a patron saint of the Netherlands.

Life

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According to Alban Butler, Plechelm was an English Saxon born in southern Scotland.[2] Richard Stanton places him in the north of England.[3]

After being ordained, he made a pilgrimage to Rome, with two fellow monks, Saints Wiro and Otger. Having been consecrated a bishop, perhaps by Pope Sergius I, he returned home with a number of holy relics. He then started with Wiro and the deacon Otger on a mission to Gaul. They were well received by Pepin of Herstal, who gave the missionaries St. Peter's Mount (also known as Sint Odiliënberg).[4] They built a monastery there which was important in the Christianisation of the Netherlands.[5] Many missions were sent from there to the provinces between the Rhine and the Meuse.

According to John O'Hanlon, it is said that Plechelm and Wiro were present at Synod of Utrecht in 697. Plechelm died in Sint Odiliënberg at the age of 100 years.[6]

Basilica of St. Plechelm, Oldenzaal

Veneration

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Plechelm was greatly honored at Sint Odiliënberg, and Ruramonde. With the invasion of the Normans in the middle of the ninth century, the relics of Wiro, Plechelm, and Otger were moved to Utrecht. Plechelm was canonized by Pope Agapetus II about 950. In 954 Bishop Balderic of Utrecht had the relics of Plechelm transferred to the Basilica of St. Plechelm in Oldenzaal which he had built to enshrine the remains.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Bateson, Mary (1896). "Plechelm" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 45. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
  2. ^ Butler, Alban. "St. Plechelm, Bishop and Confessor", The Lives of the Saints. Volume VII: July.1866
  3. ^ A Menology of England and Wales: Or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. Burns & Oates. 2 March 1887.
  4. ^ Farmer, David. The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (5 rev) OUP, 2011] ISBN 9780199596607
  5. ^ "Sint Odiliënberg - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b O'Hanlon. John. Lives of the Irish saints, Vol. 7, 1873, p. 239
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