- Idesbald
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name= Saint Idesbald
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feast_day=April 18
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church 
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caption= Chapel at the back of the Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Duinenkerk.Ostend ,Belgium .Stained glass representations ofSaint Godelieve and Saint Idesbald.
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titles= Abbot
beatified_date= 1894
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major_shrine= Bruges
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issues=Saint [Some sources call him "Blessed" or
Beatus rather than “Saint”. See http://saints.sqpn.com/sainti32.htm and http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/49925] Idesbald ("Idesbaldus") (ca. 1100-1167) was a Flemishabbot andmonk . He was acourtier and page to theCount of Flanders . It is believed that he was related to or proceeded from the noble family of Van der Gracht, lords ofMoorsel . [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/49925 Beato Idesbaldo delle Dune ] ]He became a
canon priest atVeurne in 1135. In 1150, he became aCistercian at the abbey of Our Lady of the Dunes (Abbey of Ten Duinen), and abbot of this foundation from 1155 to 1167. This was located in the present-day municipality ofKoksijde , located on the sand hills betweenDunkirk and Nieuwpoort.Veneration
Idesbald was buried in the abbey in a coffin of lead. In 1577, the
Geuzen plundered the abbey, and the monks transported Idesbald'srelics to a farm atBogaerde . [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/49925 Beato Idesbaldo delle Dune ] ] In 1623, official recognition of his relics was carried out in which his coffin was opened before many witnesses; the body was reported to beincorruptible . For days, the body was shown to visitors. [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/49925 Beato Idesbaldo delle Dune ] ]His relics were translated again to
Bruges in 1796 to avoid having them destroyed by Revolutionary troops. [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/49925 Beato Idesbaldo delle Dune ] ] In 1830, his relics were placed in a chapel associated with the abbey of Our Lady of the Potteries. [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/49925 Beato Idesbaldo delle Dune ] ] His cult was officially approved in 1894 by decree issued by theDiocese of Bruges . [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/49925 Beato Idesbaldo delle Dune ] ]The hamlet of
Saint-Idesbald , which gained fame as an artists' quarter, takes its name from him.References
External links
* [http://saints.sqpn.com/sainti32.htm Idesbald]
*it icon [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/49925 Beato Idesbaldo delle Dune]
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