SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 18th of October WELCOME! VENERABLE BENNO, BISHOP OF HAMBURG Venerable Benno, (October 18) - also called Benedict - originally a monk in Hamburg, became bishop of this city, the successor of Saint Reginbert, a zealous preacher of the Gospel in the country of the Wends (Wandalorum).  He is referred to as the fifth apostle of the same. - Benno went to his eternal reward in 1190.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 444) 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 16th of March WELCOME! ADALBERT, ARCHBISHOP OF BREMEN-HAMBURG Adalbert [Albert] was born of noble stock c. 1000 in Thuringia, received his education at Halberstadt, where he became canon, by 1032, provost and, in 1045, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. Under him the See's efforts to proclaim the Gospel to the northern Slavs and Scandinavians were intensified. Denmark was deeply influenced by Bremen, Sweden only temporarily, and Norway hardly at all; missionaries sailed to Iceland, Greenland, the Orkneys, and Finland; in 1060 Slavic sees were erected at Mecklenburg and Ratzeburg. Adalbert died on March 16, 1072 in Goslar. Adam of Bremen 's history is the best source for Adalbert's life. Source: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/adalbert-bremen

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 29th of April WELCOME! ADALGAG, BISHOP OF BREMEN Adalgag ( Adalgagus, Adalalgus, Adaldag) was bishop in Bremen and is listed as "blessed" by Bucelin *. Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 25           *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF ADALGAG'S CAREER  - In 948 Archbishop Adaldag of Hamburg consecrated Reginbrand as missionary Bishop of Aarhus.  - Pope Benedict V was placed under the care of Adaldag, Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, who treated him with great consideration, he was even then acknowledged as pope by some of the German clergy.  - Through the efforts of Archbishop Adaldag (937-988) Bremen received the privileges of a market town, and in 967 the same archbishop obtained the jurisdiction of a count over th...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 4th of January WELCOME! SAINT LIBENTIUS, ARCHBISHOP OF HAMBURG-BREMEN Also known as Liavizo Lubentius, Libentio, Liavinzo, Liawizo, Luizo, Liebitzo, French: Liévizon , Saint Libentius, Archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg, was born in the mid-10th century in Italy. He became acquainted with Archbishop Adaldag , who had met up with Emperor Otto the Great discussing matters relating to the empire, and ended up accompanying him on his return journey to Hamburg.  Libentius was of great learning and excellent piety, which is why Adaldag accepted him among his clergy and appointed him as his successor, thereby favouring him over the accepted candidate for this position - his sister's son, the virtuous Magdeburg canon Otto.  After the archbishop's death on April 28 or 29, 988, Libentius was indeed elevated to the archiepiscopal see of Hamburg and confirmed by the emperor on November 8.  Pope John XV gave him the pallium ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 4th of May WELCOME! SAINT WILLERICH, BISHOP OF BREMEN [Saint Willerich ] (Willericus, Willicarlens) was the disciple and successor of St Willehad  (Willehadus) in the episcopal See of Bremen since the year 789. He died on May 4, 837. Immediately after the death of his holy teacher, the uprisings of the Saxons broke out again; he had to leave the mission and was only able to return in 804 after the Saxons had been completely subjugated.  Now the establishment of the diocese of Bremen was finally to be completed: Charles the Great gave it a hundred hooves of land as a donation, Bremen became the episcopal seat with St Peter's Cathedral there. Around this time St Willerich received the episcopal consecration.  His reign must generally be called a calm one, which was very favourable to the growth of the Bremen church. Christians, priests, places of worship and church properties multiplied rapidly. Our holy bishop w...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 4th of February WELCOME! SAINT REMBERT, BISHOP  Saint Rembert [Archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen, Germany] was a native of Flanders, near Bruges, and a monk in the neighbouring monastery of Turholt. St Anscharius [Ansgar] called him to his assistance in his missionary labours, and in his last sickness recommended him for his successor, saying: “Rembert is more worthy to be archbishop, than I to discharge the office of his deacon.”  HE SOLD SACRED VESSELS TO REDEEM CAPTIVES After his death, in 865, St Rembert was unanimously chosen archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen, and superintended all the churches of Sweden, Denmark, and the Lower Germany, finishing the work of their conversion. He also began the conversion of the Sclavi and the Vandals, now called Brandenburgers. He sold the sacred vessels to redeem captives from the Normans; and gave the horse on which he was riding for the ransom of a virgin taken by the Scla...