Goswin of Anchin

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

References
  1. http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-goswin/
  2. http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3602
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