Gummarus
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Saint Gummarus of Lier (also known as Gommaire, Gommer or Gummery) is a Belgian saint. He was the son of the Lord of Emblem (near Lier, Belgium). An official in the court of his relative Pepin the Younger or Pepin of Herstal according to some other sources,[2] after a number of years in military service he retired to live the life of a hermit.[3] The town of Lier grew up around his hermitage.
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Gummarus | |
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Born | 717 Around Brabant, Austrasia, Kingdom of the Franks |
Died | 774[1] or 714[2] Carolingian Empire |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Beatified | Pre-Congregation |
Major shrine | Lier, Belgium |
Feast | October 11 |
Patronage | childless people, courtiers, cowherds, difficult marriages, glovers, hernia sufferers, separated spouses, woodcutters |
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