8th-century Frankish Bishop of Metz and Catholic saint
Saint Chrodegang
Born
c. 712[1] Hesbaye (modern Belgium), Dioecesis Leodiensis, Austrasia, Kingdom of the Franks
Died
(766-03-06)March 6, 766 Metz, Kingdom of the Franks
Venerated in
Catholic Church
Major shrine
Gorze Abbey
Feast
March 6
Chrodegang (Latin: Chrodogangus; German: Chrodegang, Hruotgang;[note 1] died 6 March 766 AD) was the Frankish Bishop of Metz from 742 or 748 until his death. He served as chancellor for his kinsman, Charles Martel. Chrodegang is claimed to be a progenitor of the Frankish dynasty of the Robertians. He is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church.
^Arduino, Fabio. "San Crodegando di Metz", Santi e Beati, March 8, 2007
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Chrodegang (Latin: Chrodogangus; German: Chrodegang, Hruotgang; died 6 March 766 AD) was the Frankish Bishop of Metz from 742 or 748 until his death....
Sigramnus, Count of Hesbaye. Landrada and Sigramnus were parents of Saint Chrodegang, Bishop of Metz. Note that Rotrude and Charles had a daughter also named...
the sick whom they tended by day and by night. And the rule given by Chrodegang to his canons enjoined that there should be a hospital near their house...
(Lorsch). They entrusted its government to Cancor's cousin Chrodegang, Bishop of Metz. Chrodegang dedicated the church and monastery to Saint Peter and became...
own dwellings, and were not infrequently married. In the 8th century Chrodegang, Bishop of Metz (743-766), compiled a code of rules for the clergy of...
present-day eastern Belgium, or perhaps descended from the family of Chrodegang of Metz. However, these proposals are unproven.[citation needed] According...
Saint Paul. The founders entrusted its government to Cancor's cousin, Chrodegang (Archbishop of Metz), who became its first abbot. The monastery was settled...
organised in the eighth and ninth centuries. The rule given them by Saint Chrodegang, Bishop of Metz (742-766), is almost entirely drawn from that of Saint...
her brother, Chrodegang (later rendered Godegrand), the bishop of Séez.[b] Although Montreuil was only three miles away from Séez, Chrodegang was murdered...
786/787) was the archbishop of the province of the Gauls, succeeding Chrodegang after 766 as the leading bishop in the kingdom of the Franks. Before receiving...
Charlemagne's reign, was driven by powerful ecclesiastic figures such as bishop Chrodegang of Metz, Fulrad, abbot of Saint-Denis, and Manassès, abbot of Flavigny...
asked Louis to enforce reforms for the clergy who lived under the Rule of Chrodegang. This included ensuring that the men and women who lived there were to...
music still in use in Western Europe. The bishops of Metz, notably Saint-Chrodegang promoted its use for the Roman liturgy in Gallic lands under the favorable...
of Seville (c. 560–636) Bede (c. 672–735) St. Boniface (c. 672 - 754) Chrodegang of Metz (d. 766) Paul the Deacon (c. 720s – c. 799) Beatus of Liébana...
McKinnon, over a brief period in the 8th century, a project overseen by Chrodegang of Metz in the favorable atmosphere of the Carolingian monarchs, also...
to the Confiteor appear earlier outside of Mass. The Canonical Rule of Chrodegang of Metz (d. 743) recommends: "First of all prostrate yourself humbly in...
Dynasty Zhang Ji, Chinese scholar and poet (approximate date) March 6 – Chrodegang, Frankish bishop August 25 Constantine Podopagouros, Byzantine official...
local monastery of Sankt Andreas. As bishop, he introduced the rule of Chrodegang to replace that of Boniface. He had a close relationship with Charlemagne...
under the archbishop Arnoul is mentioned in 616. The Archbishop and Saint Chrodegang (742-766) is mentioned in accounts of the time as a papal envoy to the...
Zhuo) (b. 176) 653 – Li Ke, prince of the Tang Dynasty (b. 619) 766 – Chrodegang, Frankish bishop and saint 903 – Lu Guangqi, Chinese official and chancellor...
But, as it is known, on the other hand, that since the time of Bishop Chrodegang episcopal ordination took place on Sunday, the date of the consecration...
also worn in the Western Church since before Great Schism, e.g. Saint Chrodegang in the 8th century A.D. states: Concerning these various hypotheses see...
At first, the members of St. Genevieve's abbey followed the Rule of Chrodegang, which emphasized living in community, although cloistering and poverty...