Saint Plechelm of Guelderland
Also known as
- Plechelm of Utrecht
- Plechelmo of…
- Plechelmus of…
- Apostle of Guelderland
Profile
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.
Born
- Anglo-Saxon from Northumbria, England
MLA Citation
- “Saint Plechelm of Guelderland“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 July 2022. Web. 29 March 2024. <>