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Also known as

• Agigulfus
• Agilolfo
• Agilulfo
• Agilulfus
• Agilulph

Memorial

• 31 March
• 6 July (translation of relics)
• 9 July (translation of relics to Cologne, Germany)

Profile

Educated at the Benedictine monastery of Stavelot-Malmédy (in modern Belgium) where he became monk and later abbot. Bishop of Cologne, Austrasia (in modern Germany) c.745. Noted for his austerity of life and his preaching. When King Pepin was dying, Agigulf counseled against naming Charles Martel as the new king; when Martel came to the throne, he had Agigulf killed. Martyr.

Died

• murdered c.751 in Cologne, Austrasia (in modern Germany)
• relics transferred to Kempen, Germany in 1802
• relics transferred back to Cologne in 1846
• relics re-enshrined and put on public display in 1893

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• in Belgium
  • Malmedy
  • Stavelot
• in Germany
  • Cologne

MLA Citation

• “Saint Agigulf of Cologne“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 February 2024. Web. 25 April 2024. <>