Sebaldus
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"Saint Sebald" redirects here. For the church, see St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg. For the unincorporated community, see Saint Sebald, Iowa.
Sebaldus (or Sebald) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany in the 9th or 10th century. He settled down as a hermit in the Reichswald near Nuremberg, of which city he is the patron saint.[2][3] According to legend, Sebaldus was a hermit and a missionary.
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Saint Sebaldus | |
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Died | c. 770[1] |
Venerated in | |
Canonized | March 26, 1425 by Pope Martin V |
Major shrine | St. Sebaldus Church |
Feast | August 19 |
Attributes | pilgrim with the staff and the cap and the beard; later represented with the model of his church; sometimes depicted with the coats of arms of the reigning Houses of France and Denmark |
Patronage | against cold and cold weather; Nuremberg; Bavaria |
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