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Vindicianus
Belgian bishop and saint
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 11 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
620
verified
Died
695
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Vindicianus succeeded St Aubert as Bishop of Cambrai-Arras about 668.
He is known to have enshrined the relics of St Maxellende, consecrated monasteries and churches, and signed charters for religious houses. He died on 2 March, probably between 693 and 712.
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
A faithful bishop of the Church in Flanders.
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - St. Vindicianus
- Wikidata Q3559991 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Vindicianus (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.