STARCHANDUS, BISHOP OF EICHSTÄTT

STARCHANDUS, BISHOP OF EICHSTÄTT - 11 FEBRUARY

STARCHANDUS, BISHOP OF EICHSTÄTT

Starchandus, a holy bishop of Eichstätt, 10th in line, ruled this church from 933 to 966. He was well instructed in the sacred Scriptures and other sciences, preached the Word of God with all zeal and showed by a virtuous life what fruits living faith must produce.

HE WAS PRESENT AT THE BATTLE OF LECHFELD

He was a close friend of Ulrich of Augsburg and, like him, attended the battle of the Huns on the Lechfeld. Whether he died in battle against these enemies of the Empire and the Catholic faith or died in time of peace is not clear.

SAINT ULRICH BURIED HIS BODY

Saint Ulrich buried his body. The brief note that Starchandus composed prayers indicates his great piety, and we see his love of learning from the care he took for copies of many books to be made.

A TRUE TEACHER OF HIS FLOCK

He was a true teacher of his flock and a faithful shepherd, who brought out old and new things from the treasure of his rich knowledge. He also displayed a great ability to satisfy both the temporal and the eternal needs of his flock.

His pupil and successor Reginold, the Chrysostom of his time, who understood Greek and Hebrew and distinguished himself as a musician and poet, demonstrates the greatness of his predecessor. As a result, Bishop Starchand's memory is still blessed all these centuries later

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg 1882, pp. 362-63)

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

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