Trudo of Brabant (Trond), St.
TRUDO OF BRABANT (TROND), ST.
Benedictine abbot, patron of the Hesbaye region of Brabant, Belgium; d. c. 698. An ardent youth, Trudo was sent by Bp. Remaclus of Maastrict to the school of St. Stephan-Protomartyr in Metz, there being no schools in the Low Countries at that time. Trudo founded a convent near Bruges and a monastery near Louvain, which took his name after his death (see saint trond, abbey of) and promoted his cult as a monk "who professed the rule of St. Benedict and lived it regularly." By the 11th century, Trudo was almost forgotten. However, his relics were translated to St. Stephen-Protomartyr in 1227.
Feast: Nov. 23.
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