Blessed Walembert of Cambrai
Also known as
- Garembert
Profile
Studied with the canons of Sainte-Walpurga, Veurne, Flanders, Belgium. Servant to Mayor Oylard in Saint-Quentin, Cambrai, France. Hermit in Bony, Cambrai. Augustinian monk. Built an abbey in the diocese of Cambrai, France in 1119; he served as its first abbot while his sister served as abbess. In 1136 the house moved to Mont-Saint-Martin and became associated with the Premonstratensians.
Born
- 31 December 1141 of natural causes
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Den katolske kirke
- La fête des prénoms
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation
- “Blessed Walembert of Cambrai“. CatholicSaints.Info. 29 December 2015. Web. 29 May 2020. <>