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Detail of A Reliquary Bust of Saint Engelbert of Cologne Essen Cathedral Date Unkown Artist Unknown Photographed On 19 October 2008 By Sir Gawain
Detail of A Reliquary Bust of Saint Engelbert of Cologne Essen Cathedral Date Unkown Artist Unknown Photographed On 19 October 2008 By Sir Gawain

Saint Engelbert of Cologne

Also known as: Engelbert of Berg

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

November 7

Died

November 1, 7

Canonized

no formal canonization

Biography

Saint Engelbert of Cologne, also known as Engelbert of Berg, was born around 1185 in Berg, Germany. He came from a noble family, the son of Count Engelbert of Berg and Margaret, the daughter of the Count of Gelderland. Engelbert received his education at the cathedral school in Cologne, where he showed promise and intellect....