6th April - Saint William of Aebelholt - Independent Catholic News

6th April - Saint William of Aebelholt - Independent Catholic News: Augustinian abbot. Born in France in 1127, William of Aebelholt went on to become one of Denmark's most revered saints. His letters are a valuable source of information about the early church there. William was a canon in Paris when in 1171 he was invited by the bishop of Roskilde to take care of the reform of the abbey of Eskilso in Ise Fjord, Zealand.

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