Maastricht . Veneration He was buried in the Lebuin Church of Deventer. Several sources, including historian Johan Picardt, indicate that his intestines have been buried in the church in Nijenstede. During the Middle Ages, the veneration of Saint Radboud remained limited to the diocese of Utrecht. His feast day is 29 November. Patronage In the Netherlands, Radboud is the patron of Catholic scientific practice. In 1905, the St. Radboud Foundation was established with the aim of promoting Catholic higher education in the Netherlands and in particular the establishment of a Catholic university. In 1923 the Catholic University of Nijmegen was opened, in 1956 the associated Sint-Radboud hospital (now Radboudumc). On 1 September 2004, the university adopted the name Radboud University Nijmegen. References Further reading F. Rädle, "Bischof Radbod von Utrecht", Die deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters: Verfasserlexikon, 2e ed.; dl. 7: 962-965 (with a survey of Radboud's published writings) B. Ahlers, Die ältere Fassung der Vita Radbodi (Frankfurt-Bern, 1976) M. Carasso-Kok, Repertorium van verhalende historische bronnen uit de Middeleeuwen (Den Haag, 1981); kritisch overzicht van aan Radboud toegeschreven werken (nrs. 8, 18, 52, 53, 62, 80, 88, 89, 352) en van de heiligenlevens over Radboud (nr. 75) Vita Radbodi/ Het leven van Radboud, toegelicht, bezorgd en vertaald door Peter Nissen en Vincent Hunink (Nijmegen 2004) A. G. Weiler, "Sint Radboud, bisschop van Utrecht [Deventer] van 899/900 tot 917. Pastor, geleerde, historicus, dichter en componist", Trajecta, tijdschrift voor geschiedenis van het katholiek leven in Nederland; 12 (2003) 97-115 René Veenman, "Radbouds Over de zwaluw", in: Madoc; 19 (2005): 194-203 9th-century births 917 deaths Year of birth unknown Bishops of Utrecht Dutch Roman Catholic saints 10th-century bishops in Lotharingia 10th-century Christian saints 10th-century Latin writers