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Saint of the Day: Saint William of Gellone (755–812) – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Saint of the Day: Saint William of Gellone (755–812)

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Saint William of Gellone (755–812)

What are the two greatest excuses of human history?

Here’s the first: “I’m too young for that stuff.”

Here’s the second: “I’m too old for that stuff.”

Saint William of Gellone refused to use the second excuse, and that’s why we remember him today.

William’s early years in the military of the Holy Roman Empire earned him the reputation of a fearless warrior, but it was later in life that he won his greatest battles.

At 46 years old, an age where most soldiers of that time would consider their greatest achievements behind them, William led a Christian army into Spain to take back control of the country. It was 801 and Spain was under the control of the Ummayad Caliphate, a dynasty that had seemed invincible ever since they declared a jihad against Christians in 793. Even so, William marched his soldiers to Barcelona and triumphed, securing the victory that would mark him as one of the most revered military leaders of the middle ages.

But William wasn’t done with surprises. At the age of 51, a time in life when our culture often expects individuals to settle into their ways, William chose a path less traveled. He renounced his noble title and the accolades of his military career to become a monk. ….

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