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Place of Birth: Santo Tirso, Porto District, Portugal
About Rudesind
- Saint Rudesind (Galician: San Rosendo, Rudesindo; Latin: Rudesindus) (November 26, 907 – March 1, 977) was a Galician bishop and abbot.
- He was also a regional administrator and military leader under his kinsmen, the Kings of León. Rudesind was born into the nobility: his father was Count Gutierre Menéndez (Latin: Gutiher Ermegildi), brother-in-law to Ordoño II and supporter of Alfonso III of León, and his mother was St.
- Ilduara Eriz (Latin: Hilduara Erici), daughter of count Ero Fernández.
- His sister Hermesenda became wife of Count Pelayo González and mother-in-law of count Gonzalo Menéndez.
- Rudesind was the grandson of Ermesenda Gatónez, sister of his predecessor in the see of Mondoñedo (Dumium), Bishop Sabarico II, and was also related to the abbess Saint Senorina.
- He became a monk at a young age and became bishop of Mondoñedo at the age of 18 (as Rudesind II).
- He served as Bishop from 925 to 950, then after a hiatus in which his nephew Arias Núnez filled the role, again served briefly from 955 to 958, to be followed again by Arias.
- Another nephew, Arias Peláez, would later hold the see.
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