Evermode of Ratzeburg

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St. Evermode of Ratzeburg, O.Praem.
St. Evermode (centre), flanked by Sts. Ludolph and Isfrid
Religious, bishop, Light of the Saxons and Apostle of the Wends
Born	ca. 1100 County of Hainaut, Holy Roman Empire
Died	17 February 1178 Ratzeburg, Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg, Holy Roman Empire
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church (Norbertine Canons Regular; Ratzeburg)
Canonized	1728 (cultus confirmed) by Pope Benedict XIII
Feast	17 February

Evermode, O.Praem. (or Evermod), was one of the first Premonstratensian canons regular, founded in 1120 by St. Norbert of Xanten in France, and became his lifelong companion. He accompanied the founder to Antwerp 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. In 1134 he was made acting provost of the Priory of Gottesgnaden.<ref name=OP /^[1]

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 Havelberg, Jerichow, Quedlinburg and Pöhlde, serving in that post until 1154, when he was named the Bishop of Ratzeburg, the first since its destruction by the Wends in 1066. He formed the newly named cathedral chapter of the diocese into a Premonstratensian community. The evangelization of the Wendish population was a primary goal of his episcopacy, and he traveled around the diocese, preaching to the people in their native language.^[2]

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. He is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hamburg, which now covers that region, and in the Norbertine Order.

Evermode's feast day is celebrated on 17 February.

References

↑ "Lives of Saints and Blesseds". Postulator General O.Praem.
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External links

Saint Evermod of Ratzeburg at Saints.SQPN.com
Evermod at Catholic Online
Saint of the Day, February 17: Evermod of Ratzeburg at SaintPatrickDC.org

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Aristo (died 1066)	Bishop of Ratzeburg 1154-1178	Vacant Title next held by Isfrid of Ratzeburg

Persondata
Name	Evermode of Ratzeburg
Alternative names
Short description	Norbertine bishop
Date of birth	ca. 1100
Place of birth	County of Hainaut, Holy Roman Empire
Date of death	17 February 1178
Place of death	Ratzeburg, Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg, Holy Roman Empire

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