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Saint Plechelm
Died730 AD
FeastJuly 15
PatronageThe Netherlands

Plechlem (Plechelm of Guelderland) is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and a patron saint of the Netherlands. Plechlem was a Benedictine monk who traveled to Rome with St. Wiro and St. Otger. He became a missionary in Northumberland and Friesland and was martyred while on a mission. A basilica in Oldenzaal in the Netherlands is dedicated to him.

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