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Blessed Herman The Cripple
Blessed Herman The Cripple

Blessed Herman The Cripple

Also known as: Herman Contractus; Herman of Reichenau; Herman the Lame; Herman the Disabled; Herman the Twisted; Herman the Crippled; Ermanno…; Hermann…

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

September 25

Born

February 18, 1013

Died

September 21, 1054

Beatified

1863 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed Herman The Cripple, also known as Herman Contractus, Herman of Reichenau, Herman the Lame, Herman the Disabled, Herman the Twisted, Ermanno, and Hermann, was born on February 18, 1013, in Altshausen, Swabia (in modern Germany). He was born into a farm family, but unfortunately, he came into the world with several physical disabilities, including a cleft palate, cerebral palsy, and spina bifida.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
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