Saint Falco, sometimes: Falco of Maastricht or of Tongeren (died 512),"Saint Falco of Maastricht" saints.sqpn.com 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.Frans Theuws, Mayke de Jong and Carine van Rhijn, Topographies of power in the early Middle Ages (2001), p.164 He is mentioned in an undated letter sent by Saint Remigius, in which Remigius complains about Falco usurping certain rights in Mouzon.Régis de la Haye, De bisschoppen van Maastricht (1985), p.39 He allegedly attended the Council of Auvergne (535)Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913 and the Fifth Council of Orléans.Christian Settipani, Les ancêtres de Charlemagne (1989)
His feast day is February 20, which he shares with Eucharius I, traditionally his predecessor as bishop of Maastricht.
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