Arnold of Soissons

Arnold of Soissons
St. Arnold of Soissons is often depicted with a bishop's mitre and a mash rake.
Bishop
Born1040
Tiegem, Flanders
Died1087
Venerated inCatholic Church
Canonized6 January 1120 by Pope Callixtus II
Feast14 August
AttributesAs a bishop, with a mash rake
Patronagehop-pickers, beer brewing

Arnold (Arnoul) of Soissons or Arnold or Arnulf of Oudenburg[1] (c. 1040–1087) is a saint of the Catholic Church, the patron saint of hop-pickers, Belgian brewers.[2]

  1. ^ Arnold has no connection with Oudenaarde, where several barons bore the name Arnulphus of Oudenaarde.
  2. ^ Mulder-Bakker, Anneke B. (2003). The Invention of Saintliness. Routledge. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-134-49865-9.

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