Saint Amatus (Aimé)
Archbishop of Sens in the 7th century, Saint Amat was unjustly exiled by King Theuderic to Péronne and then to Flanders.…
Place
Cambrai
FR
14 saints associated
Saint Aubert of Cambrai
Bishop of Cambrai and Arras in the 7th century, Saint Aubert was an influential pastor close to King Dagobert I. He play…
Saint Emebert (Ablebert)
Son of Count Witger and Saint Amelberga, Saint Emebert (or Ablebert) became Bishop of Cambrai in the 7th century, succee…
Saint Gaugeric (Géry)
Bishop of Cambrai in the 6th century, Saint Géry was a tireless pastor and the apostle of the Brussels region. Famous fo…
Saint Ghislain (Guillain)
Originally from Athens, Ghislain left his episcopal see following a vision to settle in Hainaut. There, he founded the m…
Blessed Hugh of Vaucelles
Former Dean of Cambrai, Hugues de Villa retired to the monastery of Vaucelles in the 13th century to lead a life of humi…
Saint Landelin
A Frankish nobleman who became a brigand leader, Landelin converted under the influence of Saint Aubert following the su…
Marie-Madeleine Fontaine and 3 companions (4)
Four Daughters of Charity of Arras, martyred in Cambrai in 1794 for refusing to take the revolutionary oath.
Blessed Odo (Oudard)
A native of Orléans and a brilliant professor of realist philosophy in Tournai, Odo converted to monastic life after dis…
Simeon-Marie Cardon and 5 companions (6)
Group of six Cistercian monks from Casamari Abbey murdered by soldiers of the French Revolutionary Army in May 1799 for …
Saint Thierry of Cambrai
Bishop of Cambrai and Arras in the 9th century, Thierry was a prelate loyal to Louis the Pious and a key actor in the co…
Ursuline Martyrs of Valenciennes (11)
Group of eleven religious sisters (mostly Ursulines) executed in Valenciennes in October 1794 during the Reign of Terror…
Saint Vedast
Saint Vaast was the illustrious bishop of Arras and Cambrai and the principal founder of the Christian religion in Artoi…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are connected to Cambrai?
Saints associated with Cambrai: Saint Amatus (Aimé), Saint Aubert of Cambrai, Saint Emebert (Ablebert), Saint Gaugeric (Géry), Saint Ghislain (Guillain), Blessed Hugh of Vaucelles, Saint Landelin and Marie-Madeleine Fontaine and 3 companions (4).