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Humfrid of Thérouanne
bishop of Thérouanne
SaintResearchedDate unknown
Feast: 8 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
In the territory of Thérouanne in France, Saint Humfrid, bishop, who, after the destruction of the city by the Normans, strove without rest to gather and comfort his flock.
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 8 March as a bishop of Thérouanne who, after the Normans destroyed the city, strove without rest to gather and comfort his flock.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 8 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata R39614189 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.