Emmeram of Regensburg
| Emmeram of Regensburg | |
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| Bishop and Martyr | |
| Born | unknown Poitiers, France |
| Died | 22 September 652 Helfendorf (Munich) |
| Venerated in |
Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1833, Regensburg by Pope Gregory XVI |
| Major shrine | St. Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg, Germany |
| Feast | 22 September |
| Attributes | carrying a ladder |
Saint Emmeram of Regensburg (also Emeramus, Emmeran, Emeran, Heimrammi, Haimeran, or Heimeran) was a Christian bishop and a martyr born in Poitiers. He was the first Bishop of Poitiers in Aquitaine. He died circa 652 and is buried in St. Emeram's in Regensburg, Germany. His feast day in the Catholic Calendar of saints is September 22.
What is known of Emmeram is from secondary sources. Arbeo of Freising wrote a biography of Emmeram in 750, the Vita Sancti Emmerami, about 100 years after the saint's death. The literature tells the story of Emmeram, born to a noble family in Aquitaine. According to some people, he became Bishop of Poitiers, even if his name does not appear on the rolls. There is speculation that he held the office briefly between the death of Dido and the ascension of Ansoaldus. Having heard of idolatry in Bavaria, he decided to travel to Ratisborn (Regensburg) some time after the year 649 to the court of Agilofing, Theodo I, Duke of Bavaria. He supposedly travelled up the Loire, crossed through the Black Forest and then followed the Danube to Regensburg. Theodo welcomed Emmeram to his court, where he labored for three years carrying out missionary work. During this time, he gained a reputation as a pious man.
As the story goes, Uta (or Ota), the daughter of the duke, confided to Emmeram that she was expecting a child out of wedlock. According to Arbeo, the father was one Sigipaldus from her father's own court. Moved with compassion, Emmeram advised her to name himself, whom everyone respected, as the father hoping to mitigate some of her shame. Shortly thereafter, the legend goes, Emmeram abruptly went on a pilgrimage to Rome. At this point, Uta named Emmeram as the father.
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