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…
Feast Day
25-Sep
Born
18 February 1013 at Altshausen, Swabia (in modern Germany)
Died
21 September 1054 at Reichenau abbey, Germany of natural causes
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.
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