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Icon of St. Sigebert, king of
Austrasia (+ 656)
Feast: Feb. 1
Born in
631, Sigebert III was King of Austrasia, now eastern France. He lived
piously but reposed young, at the age of 25. He was revered as the
founder of numerous hospitals, churches and monasteries, among them
Stavelot and Malmédy in Belgium. Holy King Sigebert, pray to God for us!
Icon: from
a workshop of the ECOF (Orthodox Church of France). Click on the image
to see the composite icon from which this graphic was taken.
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