Patron Saints Index: Saint Charles the Good

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Saint Charles the Good

Memorial: 2 March
Profile: Son of King Saint Canute of Denmark . Raised in the court of his maternal grandfather , Robert de Frison, Count of Flanders . Fought in the Second Crusade . Succeeded Robert II as count of Flanders . Married into the family of the Duke of Clermont . His rule was a continuous defense of the poor against profiteers of his time, both clerical and lay. Called " the Good " by popular acclamation. Reformed laws to make them more fair, supported the poor , fed the hungry, walked barefoot to Mass each day. Martyred in the church of Saint Donatian at Bruges by Borchard, part of a conspiracy of the rich whom he had offended. He is venerated at Bruges .
Born: 1083
Died: beheaded on 2 March 1127 ; relics at the Cathedral of Bruges , Belgium
Beatified: 1883 by Pope Leo XIII ( cultus confirmed )
Name Meaning: strong; manly
Patronage: counts
Crusaders
Representation: nobleman with a purse and a sword; after his martyrdom in the cathedral
Additional Information: Catholic Online
Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Society
The Book of Saints , by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints , by Matthew Brunson
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