ST CONRAD NANTULNUS, MARTYR - 7 AUGUST

 

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SAINT CONRAD NANTULNUS, MARTYR

Conradus Nantulnus (August 7) was a pilgrim. We don not know the name of his hometown. In 1286, he passed through Wolfrathshausen [Wolfratshausen], not far from Munich. Here the castellan Ganther, who was coveting the pilgrim's meagre belongings, illegally detained him, accused him of a vile crime and burned him at the stake, or, as Raderus* relates in his work, had him roasted to death in the same way as Saint Laurence had been killed.

But the Lord God glorified his faithful servant through many miracles, as a result of which a church was built in his honour and his veneration was confirmed by Pope Boniface VIII. In the above-mentioned town of Wolfrathshausen, he is commemorated on the Sunday before the feast of Saint Laurence.

Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 658

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

Saint Nantwein

According to legend, Nantovinus (also Conrad Nantwein, Nantuinus, Nanovwin or Nantwinus, who died c.1286 in Wolfratshausen) was a pious pilgrim who suffered martyrdom. He is venerated as a saint and his memorial day is August 7. Today one of the local churches dedicated to Nantwein of Wolfratshausen and Laurentius [Laurence]. Saint Nantovinus is probably identical to Saint Conradus Nantulnus.

Source: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantovinus

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Conrad 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.