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Saint Plechelm, O.S.B.
Saint Plechelm, O.S.B.
	Statue of Saint Plechelm on the tower of Basilica of St Plechelm in De Lutte
Monk, priest and missionary
Born	Kingdom of Leinster, Ireland
Died	730; Sint Odiliënberg,; Kingdom of Frisia;
Venerated in	Catholic Church (Netherlands); Old Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church;
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	Basilica of St. Plechelm, Oldenzaal, Overijssel, Netherlands
Feast	July 15
Patronage	The Netherlands

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Plechelm, O.S.B. (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. He is also venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.^{[citation needed]}

Plechelm was an Irish^{[citation needed]} Benedictine monk who traveled to Rome with two fellow monks, Saints Wiro and Otger.^[1] He became a missionary first in Northumbria, England, and then in the Kingdom of Frisia, now the Netherlands. He died in Sint Odiliënberg.

Plechem was canonized by Pope Agapetus II about 950. As a result, the Basilica of St. Plechelm in Oldenzaal was built to enshrine his remains in 954.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ 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.

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[1] 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.

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 '''Plechelm''', [[Order of St. Benedict|O.S.B.]] (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. He is also venerated as a [[saint]] in the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]].{{cn|date=December 2023}}
-Plechelm was an [[Irish people|Irish]]{{cn|date=December 2023}} [[Benedictine]] [[monk]] who traveled to [[Rome]] with two fellow monks, Saints [[History of Dublin to 795#Duiblinn|Wiro and Otger]].<ref>https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/A_Menology_of_England_and_Wales/Mtbm8WEGbrwC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=st+Plechelm&pg=PA340&printsec=frontcover</ref> He became a missionary first in [[Northumbria]], England, and then in the [[Kingdom of Frisia]], now the Netherlands. He died in [[Sint Odiliënberg]].
+Plechelm was an [[Irish people|Irish]]{{cn|date=December 2023}} [[Benedictine]] [[monk]] who traveled to [[Rome]] with two fellow monks, Saints [[History of Dublin to 795#Duiblinn|Wiro and Otger]].<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> He became a missionary first in [[Northumbria]], England, and then in the [[Kingdom of Frisia]], now the Netherlands. He died in [[Sint Odiliënberg]].
 Plechem was [[canonized]] by [[Pope Agapetus II]] about 950. As a result, the [[Basilica of St. Plechelm]] in [[Oldenzaal]] was built to enshrine his remains in 954.{{cn|date=December 2023}}