Honorific Prefix: | Saint |
Falco of Maastricht | |
Titles: | Bishop of Tongeren |
Death Date: | 512 |
Death Place: | Tongeren or Maastricht, Kingdom of Francia |
Feast Day: | February 20 |
Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican communion Lutheranism |
Saint Falco, sometimes: Falco of Maastricht or of Tongeren, (died 512)[1] was according to tradition bishop of Maastricht from 495 until 512. He is also venerated as a Roman Catholic saint.
In Medieval hagiography he is hardly noted. Yet, Falco is the first bishop of Maastricht, after Servatius, who is securely documented.[2] He is mentioned in an undated letter sent by Saint Remigius, in which Remigius complains about Falco usurping certain rights in Mouzon.[3] He allegedly attended the Council of Auvergne (535)[4] and the Fifth Council of Orléans.[5]
His feast day is February 20, which he shares with Eucharius I, traditionally his predecessor as bishop of Maastricht.