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ST NANTOVINUS, PILGRIM - 7 AUGUST

 

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Saints celebrated on the 7th of August

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SAINT NANTOVINUS, PILGRIM

Saint Nantovinus, a rich 13th century pilgrim, rode through the Archdiocese of Freising, where a village with a church bears his name ("Nantwein"), where he ended his pious life on August 7, 1286. 

THE COURT JUDGE MADE UP A FALSE CHARGE

The secular court judge Ganthar saw his beautiful horse and, in order to get it into his possession, made up a false charge against Nantovinus, which resulted in an unjust trial for the pilgrim, which, in turn, ended with his being condemned to death at the stake.

GREAT MIRACLES HAPPENED

Soon after the saint was burned, great miracles happened, especially to blind people and horses, so that people began to honour his relics by building a little church over the place of their burial, where a pilgrimage to his grave was made. 

HE WAS CANONISED

Pope Boniface VIII canonised him on the basis of these marvellous miracles in 1297. The dungeon in which he was imprisoned before he was led to the stake still exists. It is most remarkable that none of the many fires that have ravaged the area over the centuries consumed the dungeon. 

For the special veneration of the saint, a small altar is erected in front of this house on his feast and the rosary is prayed. The chains with which he was bound now seem to be no longer there. The legend tells that their owner went mad when he tried to forge them for other uses. 

Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Nantovinus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

➡️ Saint Conrad Nantulnus, Martyr 




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