WELCOME! SAINT CROTULF, BISHOP OF WORMS Crotulf ( Crotoidus, Chrotold ) was an early Bishop of Worms who flourished in the 6th or 7th century (more specifically, during the Frankish era, around 620). He is considered a successor to Saint Rupert ¹. Tireless as a missionary bishop in the Neckar Valley, he also established a Christian settlement there. He is considered the historical founder of the Church of St Peter in Wimpfen im Tal (modern-day Bad Wimpfen ). The round church built there by him, situated over the remains of a former Roman fort, served as a baptistery. Crotulf is remembered primarily in the context of early Rhenish-Hessian church history and the Christianization of Southwest Germany. RUPERT, BISHOP OF WORMS Saint Rupert ¹ (Rupertus , Rudbert, Ruprecht, Hrodbert ), Saint and patron saint of Bavaria, was said to be of Merovingian royal lineage; he became Bishop of Worms and was active in Bavaria - a region already Christianized prior to his ar...
ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 22nd of September WELCOME! SAINT FLORENTIUS, PRIEST Saint Florentius, Priest, commemorated on September 22 , was a native of Gaul who placed himself under the guidance of Saint Martin of Tours , who subsequently ordained him a priest. In this capacity, he preached the Gospel for a time in Poitou and then withdrew to Mount Glonne , on the borders of the dioceses of Nantes and Angers, to live as a hermit. His sanctity soon attracted followers and disciples, leading to the founding of the monastery of Glonne - named after Saint Florentius - which later enjoyed great flavour from Frankish rulers such as Charlemagne and Louis the Pious . Florentius lived in the early fifth century and died in solitude on the aforementioned mountain, where he was also initially laid to rest. During a time when the monastery was being ravaged, the monks fled with the saint's venerable remains to the former French provin...