SAINT
saint-godefroid-coart
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Godfried Coart {Godfried van Melveren} was a Franciscan friar and one of the martyrs of Gorkum. He is honored as the first canonized saint of Belgium.
feast Day
07-09
death Date
9 July 1572
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
29 June 1865
canonized By
Pope Pius IX
feast Month
7
feast Day Of Month
9