Blessed Burchard I Of Halberstadt
Also known as: Burchard of Nabburg
Feast Day
18-Oct
Born
18 October 1000 in Nabburg, Germany
Died
18 October 1059 in Halberstadt, Germany; buried in the cathedral of Halberstadt; re-interred at the church at the Burchardi monastery in 1060 following a fire at the cathedral; relics moved to the Franciscan church of Saint Andrew when the monastery was abolished in 1810; some relics moved to the parish church of Nabburg, Germany in 1984
Beatified
1253 by Pope Innocent IV
Biography
Blessed Burchard I of Halberstadt, also known as Burchard of Nabburg, was born on October 18, 1000, in Nabburg, Germany. He hailed from a noble lineage, being the son of Henry of Schweinfurt, Margrave of Nordgau in Bavaria, and Gerberga von Henneberg, daughter of Count Otto II.
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