Saint Albert of Espain
Born near Tournai, Saint Albert lived a life of extreme austerities as a hermit and then as a monk at the Abbey of Cresp…
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9 saints associated
Ana de Jesús
A companion of Saint Teresa of Ávila, Ana de Jesús (1545-1621) spread the Discalced Carmelite reform in France and Belgi…
Anne of Saint Bartholomew
Intimate companion and secretary to Saint Teresa of Avila, she propagated the Discalced Carmelite reform in France and B…
Blessed Everard of Mons
Count of Mons in the 13th century, Évrard renounced his titles after the War of Brabant to atone for a sin. After pilgri…
Saint Hiltrude (Heltrude)
Daughter of the nobleman Wibert, established in Hainaut under Pepin the Short, Hiltrude refused a prestigious marriage t…
Saint Landry of Meaux
Son of Saint Mauger and Saint Waltrude, Landry renounced a career at court to embrace the ecclesiastical state. Having b…
Saint Madelberte (Amalberte)
Daughter of Saint Mauger and Saint Vaudru, Madelberte was educated at the monastery of Maubeuge by her aunt Saint Aldego…
Relics of the Diocese of Tournai
Inventory of holy bodies and relics preserved in the Diocese of Tournai, including Saint Eleutherius, Saint Waltrude in …
Ursuline Martyrs of Valenciennes (11)
Group of eleven religious sisters (mostly Ursulines) executed in Valenciennes in October 1794 during the Reign of Terror…