ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 6th of January WELCOME! SAINT ERMINOLD, ABBOT In A.D. 1035, Saint Erminold was born in Swabia to godly parents who, for his education, placed him under the monastic care of Hirschau . This Württemberg monastery, not far from Calw, founded in A.D. 830, belonged to the Order of Saint Benedict. Its most famous abbot was William (Wilhelm), who reigned from 1069-1091. It was to this godly abbot that Erminold was entrusted to trained. After taking his vows, Erminold showed himself an excellent religious, with a real knack for initiating others into the spirit of the Order, while at the same time being a zealous and capable spiritual father. That is why Emperor Henry (Heinrich V) had him in mind in 1110 when the dignity of abbot was to be awarded at Lorsch (Lauresheim) in the Upper Rheingau. A few months in this his new role, however, the saint found out that his brother had given the emperor a considerable gift for h...