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Waltger
SaintPre-congregation
Born
800
Died
825
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Waltger was a Saxon nobleman who founded Herford Abbey in the 830s. In 838, he gave the monastery to the Emperor Louis the Pious, who in turn placed it under the authority of the Benedictine nunnery of Notre-Dame de Soissons.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Gregory III Saint“The Vita includes a letter supposedly written by Pope Gregory III to Saint Boniface, the relevance of which to the life of Waltger is unclear and the authenticity of which is disputed.” — Wikipedia