ST REINOLDUS, MARTYR

ST REINOLDUS, MARTYR - 7 JANUARY

SAINT REINOLDUS, MARTYR

Saint Reinold's Church, Dortmund,

view from the northeast, 1894

S. Reinoldus (Reynoldus), M. (January 7).

This holy monk and martyr, also known as Rainaldus, was, according to some legendary accounts, the youngest of the four sons of Haymon¹. He renounced military life and entered Saint Pantaleon's Monastery in Cologne. His abbot appointed him overseer of the stonemasons. It seems he administered this position with considerable severity, for, around the year 960, the workers conspired against him, beat him to death, and threw his body into the river Rhine. His holy body, weighed down with stones, resurfaced and was presented to the citizens of Dortmund. He is the patron saint of stonemasons and of the city of Dortmund. Here stands a beautiful church dedicated to him, the city's most interesting architectural monument, containing relics brought here in 1059 by Archbishop Anno II. Until the Reformation, the citizens celebrated the feast of his elevation every year on January 7. When Emperor Charles IV and his wife Elisabeth of Austria visited the city in 1377 and 1378, they also venerated the relics of Saint Reinold and, at their request, received smaller portions of them as gifts. The church at Roxel near Münster is also dedicated to Saint Reinold. Images show him in a monk's habit with a hammer in his hand; sometimes he also appears in armour, an allusion to his earlier life as a knight.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 59)

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

O God, who gladden us each year by the feast of Saint Reinoldus, graciously grant that, as we rejoice in his merits, we may be inspired by his example. 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

¹Renaud (or Renaut or Renault) de Montauban, German: Reinhold von Montalban, was a hero and knight featuring in a 12th-century Old French chanson de geste known as The Four Sons of Aymon [Haymon]. The four sons of Duke Aymon are Renaud, Richard, Alard and Guiscard.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaud_de_Montauban

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