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Fredigand of Deurne
8th-century Irish missionary
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 17 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
750
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Deurne near Antwerp in Austrasia, in present-day Belgium, Saint Fredigand, who is said to have come as a monk from Ireland, a companion of Saint Foillan and others in pilgrimage and missionary work.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 17 July as a monk said to have come from Ireland as a companion of Saint Foillan in missionary work.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 17 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q108071455 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Fredigand of Deurne (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.