Saint Gildard | |
|---|---|
| Died | Lurcy-le-Bourg |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Espace Bernadette, Sisters of Charity of Nevers, Nevers |
| Feast | 24 August[1] 31 August[2] |
Gildard, or Gildardus, is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a priest[3] in the seventh century of Lurcy-le-Bourg, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nevers.[1] His name was in the convent of St. Gildard, which has now become Espace Bernadette, operated by the a small number of the Sisters of Charity of Nevers, and the final resting place of Bernadette Soubirous.
- ^ a b Smith, William; Wace, Henry (1880). A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines, Being a Continuation of "The Dictionary of the Bible": Eaba-Hermocrates. J. Murray. p. 669. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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