Charles the Good
Charles the Good (1084 – 2 March 1127) was Count of Flanders from 1119 to 1127. His murder and its aftermath were chronicled by Galbert of Bruges. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1882 through cultus confirmation.
Blessed Charles the Good | |
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Image of Charles I on his reliquary in the Sint-Salvatorskathedraal, Bruges, Belgium | |
| Count and Martyr | |
| Born | c. 1084 Odense, Denmark |
| Died | 2 March 1127 Bruges, County of Flanders (now Belgium) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 9 February 1882 (confirmation of cultus) by Pope Leo XIII |
| Feast | 2 March |
| Attributes | sword |
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