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Sebaldus
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Also known as Saint Sebald

Sebaldus (or Sebald) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany in the 9th or 10th century. He settled down as a hermit in the , of which city he is the patron saint.

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  • Edinburgh and Its Society in 1838: In Six Parts

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Key facts

Saint.name
Saint Sebaldus
Saint.death_date
770
Saint.feast_day
August 19
Saint.image
Accademia - San Sinibaldo di Sebastiano del Piombo.jpg
Saint.caption
Saint Sebaldus by Sebastiano del Piombo in Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice
Saint.canonized_date
March 26, 1425
Saint.canonized_by
Pope Martin V
Saint.attributes
pilgrim with a staff ; later represented with the model of his church
Saint.patronage
against cold and cold weather; Nuremberg; Bavaria
Saint.major_shrine
St. Sebaldus Church

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • Legends
  • Origins
  • Miracles
  • Veneration
  • See also
  • References
  • Literature
  • External links

Sebaldus (or Sebald) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany in the 9th or 10th century. He settled down as a hermit in the , of which city he is the patron saint.

== Legends == Almost all details of the life of Sebaldus are uncertain, beyond his presence in the woodland of Poppenreuth, west of Nuremberg, which was explained by his being a hermit. However various legends about his life have been recorded.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sebaldus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.