Goswin of Anchin

Goswin was a Benedictine abbot. Born in Douai in 1082, then in the County of Flanders and since 1668 in France, he studied in Paris and afterwards returned to Douai to teach theology.[1] Goswin then entered Anchin Abbey in 1113, in Pecquencourt, near his hometown, and became a Benedictine monk. In 1130 he was made abbot of Anchin Abbey.[2]

Saint Goswin
Born1086
Douai, County of Flanders
Died1165
Pecquencourt, County of Flanders
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Feast9 October

Goswin died of natural causes in 1165 at Pecquencourt.

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