ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 3rd of February
SAINT LIASDAG, BISHOP OF RIBE, MARTYR
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| Ribe in the 16th century |
Saint Liasdag (Liasdalgus, Liafdagus, Leofdag, Liufdag) was ordained by Archbishop Adalag as the first Bishop of Ribe (Ripen, Ripa) in Jutland. All that is known about his youth is that he was born in Friesland.
His elevation to the episcopate occurred in the year 948, and along with him Harold was ordained Bishop of Schleswig (Sliaswich) and Reinbrandus (Reginbrond) Bishop of Aarhus (Arhusa) on the Kattegat. Liasdag is described as a famous bishop who preached the gospel to the Danes, Swedes and Norwegians.
Adam of Bremen says of him: "Among all the bishops of antiquity, none distinguished himself so advantageously as Bishop Liasdag of Ripen, who also made himself famous through miracles and preached the gospel to the overseas peoples, namely the Sueonians and Normans (Norwegians). Finally, because of his zeal in converting the pagans, he was massacred by the infidels of the city of Ripen around the year 980. God glorified him with many miracles in life and after his death."
| (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, pp. 802-03) |
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Liasdag 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.
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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