Saint Plechelm of Guelderland

silver reliquary of Saint Plechelm of Guelderland, artist unknown; Oldenzaal, Netherlands; swiped from Wikimedia CommonsAlso known as

  • Plechelm of Utrecht
  • Plechelmo of…
  • Plechelmus of…
  • Apostle of Guelderland

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Benedictine monk. Priest. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy with Saint Wiro and Saint Otger. Regional missionary bishop to Northumberland, England. Missionary to Friesland, in the modern Netherlands; may have worked with Saint Willibrord of Echternach. Helped found Saint Peter’s monastery at Roermond, Netherlands near modern Odilienberg c.700 on land given them by Blessed Pepin of Herstal.

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  • “Saint Plechelm of Guelderland“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 July 2022. Web. 29 March 2024. <>