Feast July 9
Saint Godefroid Coart
Martyr · Feast July 9
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
July 9
Death date
9 July 1572
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
29 June 1865
Canonized by
Pope Pius IX
Feast month
7
Wikidata qid
Q9274842
Feast day of month
9