ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER
Saints celebrated on the 29th of October
VENERABLE RUTHARDT, ARCHBISHOP OF MAINZ
Archbishop Ruthardt and Henry V. |
Venerable Ruthardt (Ruthardus, Hothardus), commemorated on October 29 and May 2, was
abbot of the monastery of St Peter in Herford (Hervordia) in the former county of Minden.
On September 27, 1088, he became Archbishop of Mainz, over which church he presided in an exemplary and holy manner. Ruthardt founded the Bischofsberg monastery and died on May 2, 1109.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints)
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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