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Oscar di Brema

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Oscar di Brema

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Also known as Saint Ansgar, Ansgarius, St. Ansgar, St. Anschar, Anschar

arcivescovo, santo e monaco franco

Person · Open Library

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Key facts

Saint.honorific_prefix
Saint
Saint.name
Ansgar
Saint.birth_date
8 September 801
Saint.feast_day
3 February
Saint.venerated_in
Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchAnglican CommunionLutheranism
Saint.image
Bendixen Ansgar.jpg
Saint.caption
A depiction of Saint Ansgar by Siegfried Bendixen from the Church Trinitatis, in Hamburg, Germany
Saint.birth_place
Corbie, Frankish Kingdom
Saint.death_place
Bremen, East Francia
Saint.titles
Apostle of the North
Saint.canonized_by
Pope Nicholas I
Saint.attributes
Dressed in archbishop's attire with a model of the church
Saint.patronage
Scandinavia, Missionaries

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ansgar
Gender
male
Place of birth
Amiens
Place of death
Bremen
Occupation
Catholic bishop
Languages spoken
Latin
Image
Peiffer - St. Ansgar - Trostbrücke Hamburg cropped.jpg
Work location
Duchy of Saxony
Significant event
church building
Religious order
Benedictines
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Commons category
Saint Ansgar
date of birth
0801-09-08
feast day
February 3
canonization status
Catholic saint
described by source
Wikitólica
nickname
Nordens apostel
date of death
0865-02-03
subject has role
bishop
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Works in European collections

10 objects attributed to Oscar di Brema, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Article · Italiano

Oscar, Anscario od Ansgario (Amiens, 8 settembre 801 – Brema, 3 febbraio 865), è stato monaco benedettino a Corbie e poi a Corvey. Fu il primo missionario cristiano presso le popolazioni delle attuali Danimarca e Svezia e divenne prima arcivescovo di Amburgo e poi anche di Brema. Fu canonizzato da papa Niccolò I ed è quindi venerato come santo dalla Chiesa cattolica.

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