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Detail of A Statue of Saint Bernward of Hildesheim Artist Unknown Hildesheim Domhof Germany Photographed On 24 February 2009 By Rabanus Flavus
Detail of A Statue of Saint Bernward of Hildesheim Artist Unknown Hildesheim Domhof Germany Photographed On 24 February 2009 By Rabanus Flavus

Saint Bernward of Hildesheim

Also known as: Berward; Bernward

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

July 20

Died

November 20, 1022

Canonized

1193 by Pope Celestine III

Biography

Saint Bernward of Hildesheim, also known as Berward or Bernward, was a prominent figure in the Catholic Church during the 10th and 11th centuries. Born around 960 in Utrecht, Netherlands, he belonged to a noble Saxon family. Unfortunately, his parents passed away when he was young, leaving him as an orphan....