Blessed Godeschalk of Zeliv
Also known as
- Godeschalcus of Želiv
- Godeskalk of Želiv
- Gottschalk of Želiv
- 9 February
- 17 February on some calendars
- 1 March on some calendar
Profile
Premonstratensian canon in Steinfield, Germany. He led a group of Premonstratensian brothers who revived an abandoned Benedictine monastery of Želiv (in modern Czech Republic); it became one of the most important religious institutions in Bohemia, and its brothers founded other houses throughout the region. Spiritual teacher of Blessed Gerlac of Milevsko.
Born
- 9 February 1184 in Želiv, Czech Republic
- buried in the abbey church at the monastery there
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Godeschalk of Zeliv“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 February 2023. Web. 23 May 2024. <>