Sempringham, Gilbert of, Saint
Sempringham, Gilbert of, Saint
Confessor, founder of the Order of Gilbertines , born Sempringham, England , c.1083; died there, 1189. He was the first “Master” of his order, and erected a convent for his nuns at Sempringham. Canonized , 1202 . Relics at Sempringham. Feast , 11 February .