Blessed Bernard the Penitent
Originally from Provence, Bernard received a rigorous public penance in 1170 for mysterious crimes, possibly the murder of a tyrannical gove…
Patronage
Saint-Omer
3 saints
Saint Bertin of Sithiu
A nobleman from Constance, Bertin trained at Luxeuil before evangelizing Northern Gaul with Saint Omer. He founded the Abbey of Sithiu (Sain…
Saint Erkembode
A monk at Sithiù under Saint Bertin, Erkembode became abbot of the monastery and then bishop of Thérouanne in the 8th century. For twenty-si…