Saint Gaudentius of Gniezno
Also known as
- Gaudencio
- Gaudenius
- Gaudenty
- Gaudenzio
- Radim Gaudentius
- Radim
- Radzim Slavnik
- Razdim
- 11 October
- 5 January on some calendars
- 12 October on some calendars
- 25 August on some calendars
Profile
Born into the Bohemia nobility; younger brother of Saint Adalbert of Prague. Following the massacre of his family by a political rival, Radzim became a monk at the Benedictine abbey of Saint Alessio on the Aventine, Rome, Italy. Priest. Missionary to Prussia with Adalbert, he escaped the anti-Christian massacre in which Adalbert died. Archbishop of Gniezno (in modern Poland) in 1000, appointed by Otto III; he led his flock through end-of-the-world rumours that accompanied the new millenium.
Born
- c.960 at Castle Libice near Pardubice, Bohemia (in modern Czech Republic as Radzim
- c.1004 in Gniezno, Bohemia (in modern Poland) of natural causes
- relics transferred to the Saint Veit Cathedral in Prague, Bohemia (in modern Czech Republic) in 1039
MLA Citation
- “Saint Gaudentius of Gniezno“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 April 2022. Web. 15 May 2024. <>