Randoald of Grandval
Saint Randoald (also Rancald, Randaut, d. 21 February 675) was prior of the Benedictine Moutier-Grandval Abbey (in modern-day Switzerland) under Germanus of Granfelden.
Saint Randoald of Grandval | |
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_St.Randoald.jpg.webp) Stained glass depiction of Saint Randoald in the Church of Saint Martin, Saint-Imier, Bernese Jura, Switzerland. | |
| Martyr | |
| Died | 21 February 675 near Moutier |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 21 February |
| Attributes | Monastic habit, martyr’s palm, spear |
Death and sainthood
He was martyred together with Germanus by partisans of the Duke of Alsace, Eticho. The monastics had just left Courtételle after negotiations with the duke, who was going to subdue the area around Delémont, the present capital of the Swiss canton of Jura (which will govern the land of the former Abbey by 2026). The monk and his abbot stood up for the region's poor against Eticho's desires.
They are both venerated as saints in the Catholic Church, and their joint feast day is on 21 February, the anniversary of their deaths.
External links
- (in German) Germanus and Randoald story at Kirchensite.de
- (in French) Germanus and Randoald story at Abbaye Saint Benoît
- 21 February saints at SaintPatrickDC.org
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