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Blessed Gezelin of Schlebusch

illustration of Saint Gezelinus of Schlebusch; 1729; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Also known as

Gezelin of Altenberg
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6 August

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12th-century hermit and Cistercian lay brother at Altenberg Abbey where he worked as a shepherd. Miracle worker, including ending a drought by stabbing his shepherd’s crook into the ground which caused a spring of water to erupt; the spring continues to flow today, and the water is known for healing powers.

Died