SAINT
saint-gummarus
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Saint Gummarus of Lier is a Belgian saint. He was the son of the Lord of Emblem. An official in the court of his relative Pepin the Younger or Pepin of Herstal according to some other sources, after a number of years in military service he retired to live the life of a hermit. The town of Lier grew up around his hermitage.
feast Day
10-11
patronages
- childless people
- courtiers
- cowherds
- difficult marriages
- glovers
- hernia sufferers
- separated spouses
- woodcutters
birth Date
717
death Date
774 or 714
canonization Status
canonized
feast Month
10
feast Day Of Month
11

