H. Godfried van Amiens

[ad_1] St. Godfrey of Amiens Feast date: Nov 08 St. Godfrey was the son of Frodon, a prominent citizen in a small town. He was raised from the age of 5 in the Benedictine abbey of Mont-Saint-Quentin where his godfather Godefroid was abbot. He immediately donned a Benedictine habit and lived as a tiny monk, and took his vows when he came of age. He was ordained a priest by bishop Radbod II of Noyon.In 1096, he was made Abbot of Nogent-sous-Coucy, in the diocese…