St. Gaugericus of Cambrai

Also known as: Géry, Géry of Cambrai
Dates: c. 550–c. 625
Role: Bishop of Cambrai

Bishop of Cambrai for thirty-nine years. Even as a boy was inclined toward sacred things; miraculously freed prisoners from dungeons and chains; built many churches.

Preliminaries

TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI. — Even as a boy was inclined toward sacred things; miraculously freed prisoners; built many churches during thirty-nine years as bishop
"Saint Gaugericus, even as a boy, was most strongly inclined toward sacred things: he miraculously freed very many prisoners from dungeons and chains"