ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 29th of December
REGINBERT, ABBOT
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| Sankt Blasien |
Venerable Reginbert (Reginbertus, Regimbertus) is the founder of the famous St Blase Abbey (Abtei St Blasien), formerly called Albzell (Cella Alba), in the Black Forest. In 945, the half-ruined monastery that already existed there was transformed by him into a handsome building. He also bequeathed his entire heritage in Zurichgau to the new church.
Venerable Reginbert was a Baron of Seldenburen (Sellenburen), privy councilor of Emperor Otto I and a brave soldier who had lost a hand in the turmoil of battle. At his request, the monastery came under the direct protection of the empire. (The document was only issued in 983.) According to Mabillon*, he was the Rambertus of whom it is said in the hermitage's records: "In 959 Rambertus took the monk's habit." An old calendar that is still preserved states that Rambertus also became a priest. Lechner* refers to him as "abbot" simply because he was founder of a monastery. His blessed passing took place on December 29, either in 962 or 964.
🖍️ Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 55 - 📷 Sankt Blasien, coloured black-and-white photo from: Der Schwarzwald in Farbenphothographien, Wagner Freiburg 1910-1911, Tafel Nr. 29
*A hagiography source used by the authors
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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