Saint Poppo (Deinze 977 – Marchiennes 25 January 1048) of noble descent was a typical noble knight before experiencing a spiritual conversion and turning to monastic life he became one of the best known abbots of Stavelot. He is the first recorded Flemish pilgrims to the Holy Land. Liturgically he is commemorated the 25 January.
This page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article "Poppo of Stavelot"; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.