ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 3rd of February
REMBERT, PRIEST
Rembert (Rembertus) was a Danish priest who worked with apostolic zeal for the first conversion of the Swedes. He flourished in the 9th century and died at Corvey Abbey. The Bollandists* mention this holy priest among the Praetermissi.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, pp. 62-3)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
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FROM THE DANISH SAINTS GALLERY:
ST HAROLD VI., KING OF DENMARK, MARTYR
Eric the Younger, king of Denmark, was converted to the faith by St Anscharius.
But his successors persecuted the Christians till Fronto VI. king of Denmark, brother and successor of Swein I. embraced the faith of Christ in his wars in England, and... ➡️ continue reading
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