Blessed Hanz Wagner
Also known as: Hans; John
Feast Day
19-May
Born
C.1456 in Riedlinger, Germany
Died
19 May 1516 at his hermitage on Mount Pilate near Lucerne, Switzerland of natural causes; interred in a sepulcher on the right side of the chapel near his hermitage; re-interred when the chapel was re-built in 1621; re-interred in the new church built on the site in 1651
Biography
Blessed Hanz Wagner, also known as Hans and John, was born around 1456 in Riedlinger, Germany. He began his spiritual journey as a young man when he joined the Carthusians at the Ittingen convent near Frauenfeld, Thurgau, Switzerland in 1475. Hanz made his vows as a lay brother in 1476, eager to live a life of contemplation and devotion.
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