Count Charles of Flounders was the son of St. Canute, King of Denmark. Charles was called “the good” by the people he ruled in his kingdom because he was gentle and fair and a good example for everyone. Every morning Charles walked to mass without any shoes on, because he wanted to pray and get closer to God. He would go to the Church early so that he could pray by himself before mass started. Count Charles took very good care of the poor and made sure that they were fed at his castle every day. Charles’ kindness to the poor made some rich people angry, especially because when the rich people tried to do mean things Count Charles made them stop. These people wanted to kill him, because he was so good. So one day when he was praying by himself in the Church, he was killed by those rich people who hated him.
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