In the 7th century, when much of Europe was still emerging from the collapse of the Roman world, a bishop in Paris responded to suffering in a practical way.
That bishop was Landry.
Bishop Landry served as Bishop of Paris around AD 650 to 661. Little is known about his personal life, but history remembers what he did.
During a severe famine, he sold church property to help feed the poor. Resources that could have remained locked away were turned into aid for people who needed it most.
Around AD 651, he founded the Hôtel-Dieu of Paris, the city’s first major public hospital. It cared for the sick, the poor, and the forgotten. Long after Bishop Landry’s death, the hospital continued serving people for more than a thousand years.
Bishop Landry left behind no famous writings and no dramatic adventures. Yet his work continued long after he was gone, touching countless lives through food given to the hungry and care provided to the sick.
Today, it is easy to spend hours discussing problems, debating solutions, and arguing over who is responsible. Saint Landry’s example points in a different direction. Help where you can. Give what you can. Do what you can.
Let’s keep learning the saints’ way—day by day.
⌨ ᴛʸᵖⁱⁿᵍ ᴏᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᵗʰᵉ ʙˡᵘᵉ ᵈᵃʳᵉᵐ ᵐᵘˢⁱᶜ ᵇˡᵒᵍ
