Evermode of Ratzeburg
| Canonized | 1728 (cultus confirmed) by Pope Benedict XIII |
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| Feast | 17 February |
Evermode, or Evermod (c. 1100 – 17 February 1178), was one of the first
Life
Evermode was born in Belgium around 1100. At about the age of twenty, he heard Norbert preach in the city of Cambrai and decided to join him. He accompanied Norbert to Antwerp[2] and then, in 1126, to the half-pagan town of Magdeburg, where Norbert had been named as bishop. He attended to the bishop on his deathbed and ensured his burial in the church of the Norbertine Priory of Our Lady there, which Norbert had formed from the members of the cathedral chapter. A few months before his death in 1134, Norbert appointed Evermode acting provost of the Priory of Gottesgnaden.[3]
In 1138 Evermode was elected as the provost of the Priory of Our Lady in Magdeburg. In this post, he oversaw the foundations of new Premonstratensian communities in
Worn out by his labors, Evermode died in 1178, and was buried in the cathedral he had built. He was succeeded by his fellow Norbertine, Isfrid.
Veneration
His cult was approved by Pope Benedict XIII in 1728.[2] Evermode is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hamburg, which now covers that region, and in the Norbertine Order. His feast day is celebrated on 17 February.
He is depicted as a bishop bestowing a blessing.[4]
Namesake
The Evermode Institute of the Corpus Christi Priory, St. Michael Abbey is named in honor of St. Evermode.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Saint Evermode", Priory of Our Lady of Sorrows, Canons Regular of Prémontré
- ^ a b c Valvekena, Giovanni Battista. " Sant' Evermodo di Ratzeburg Vescovo", Santi e Beati, February 1, 2018
- ^ a b "Lives of Saints and Blesseds". Postulator General O.Praem.
- ^ "Memorial of St. Evermode of Ratzeburg, O. Praem.", St. Norbert's Abbey, De Pere, Wisconsin
- ^ "The Evermode Institute". evermode.org. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "St. Michael's Abbey Website". St. Michael's Abbey Website. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
External links
- Saint Evermod of Ratzeburg at Saints.SQPN.com
- Saint of the Day, February 17: Evermod of Ratzeburg Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine at SaintPatrickDC.org
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