Chrodegang of Metz
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| Born | 8th Century Hesbaye (Belgium) |
| Died | March 6, 766 Metz |
| Venerated in |
Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Gorze Abbey |
| Feast | March 6 |
Saint Chrodegang (Latin: Chrodogangus; German: Chrodegang, Hruotgang; died 6 March 766 AD) was the Frankish Bishop of Metz from 742 or 748 until his death.
He was born in the early eighth century at Hesbaye (Belgium, around the old Roman civitas of Tongeren) of a noble Frankish family, the son of Sigramnus, Count of Hesbaye, and , daughter of Lambert II, Count of Hesbaye.
He was educated at the court of Charles Martel, became his private secretary, then chancellor, and in 737 prime minister. On 1 March 742, he was appointed Bishop of Metz, while still retaining his civil office.
In 748 he founded Gorze Abbey (near Metz). He also established St. Peter's Abbey on the Moselle, and did much for the abbeys of Gengenbach and Lorsch. For the latter he is said to have obtained the relics of Saint Nazarius, and for Gorze those of Saint Gorgonius. In 753 he was sent to Pope Stephen II to assure him of the sympathy of the Frankish rulers against the inroads of Aistulf, King of the Lombards. He accompanied the pope to Ponthieu.
After the death of Saint Boniface, Pope Stephen conferred the pallium on Saint Chrodegang (754–755), thus making him an archbishop, but not elevating the See of Metz. In 762, during a dangerous illness, he introduced among his priests a confraternity of prayer known as the League of Attigny. Saint Chrodegang was well versed in Latin and German. He died at Metz on 6 March 766 and was buried in Gorze Abbey, the site of his principal shrine.
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