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Saint Conrad (other)
Saint Conrad may refer to: * Saint Conrad of Constance (born c. 900–975), bishop and saint * Saint Conrad of Pfullingen, of Trier (1035/1040–1066) * Saint Conrad of Piacenza (1290–1351) * Saint Conrad of Parzham (1818-1894), Franciscan Saint * Blessed Conrad of Bavaria (born c. 1105–1126/1154) *Blessed Conrad of Offida (1290–1351), Italian Friar Minor preacher and founder of the Celestines. * Blessed Conrad (Conn) O'Rourke (born c. 1542–1579), Franciscan martyr * For Blessed Conrad of Seldenbüren ellenbüren(died 2 May 1126), see Engelberg Abbey * For Blessed Conrad II Bosinlother of Mondsee (born c. 1100–15 January 1145), see Mondsee Abbey Mondsee Abbey (german: Kloster Mondsee) was a Benedictine monastery in Mondsee in Upper Austria. History The region of the ''Mondseeland'', in which Mondsee is located, was formerly part of Bavaria. In 748 Mondsee Abbey was founded by Odilo, Duk ... * For Blessed Conrad of Ottobeuren (died 27 July 1227), see Ottobeuren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Of Constance
Conrad of Constance (german: Konrad von Konstanz; la, Conradus, Curtius; 900 26 November 975) was a German bishop and saint. Life Conrad was a member of the powerful Elder Welfs, Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Weingarten (Württemberg), Altdorf. After an education at the cathedral school in Konstanz, Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance. It is counted as one of his achievements that he avoided becoming enmeshed in the politics of the day and reserved his energies for his episcopal duties. He was nevertheless close to Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Otto I, whom he accompanied to Italy in 962. Conrad made three pilgrimages to Jerusalem as well as a number to Rome. He founded a number of churches on the episcopal estates and the hospital at Kreuzlingen, named after a portion of the True Cross which Conrad brought back from Jerusalem and presented to it. Veneration His remembrance as a role model for courage was en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Of Pfullingen
Conrad of Pfullingen, sometimes Cuno of Pfullingen (1035/1040 – 1 June 1066), was the archbishop of Trier (as Cuno I) briefly in 1066. He belonged to a noble family of Pfullingen. Prior to his elevation to the archbishopric he had been the provost of Cologne Cathedral. His uncle, Archbishop Anno of Cologne, in a bid to consolidate the supremacy of his church over Trier, invested Conrad with the archbishopric at court in May 1066, without the consent of the people or clergy of Trier. (Anno was the regent for the young Henry IV at the time.) On 17 May, on his way to Trier, Conrad was arrested by Count Theoderic, advocate of Trier. After a fortnight in prison, he was murdered by four of Theoderic's vassals at Ürzig on 1 June. Nobody was ever punished for the murder, and the people of Trier elected Udo of Nellenburg as archbishop in Conrad's place. In 1073, Theoderic went on a barefoot pilgrimage to Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Of Parzham
Conrad of Parzham, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, O.F.M. Cap. (22 December 181821 April 1894), was a German people, German Franciscan lay brother. He served for over 40 years in the post of porter (monastery), porter of the Capuchin friary in Altötting, through which work he gained a widespread reputation for his wisdom and holiness. He has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church. Life Early life Born 22 December 1818, he was baptized with the name of John, the son of Bartholomäus Birndorfer and Gertrude Niedermayer, and was born on the family farm in Parzham, now a part of the town of Bad Griesbach (Rottal), Bad Griesbach, then in the Kingdom of Bavaria, now part of Germany. Baptized Johann Evangelist, he was the second youngest of 12 children, five of whom died in infancy.Cargnoni, O.F.M.Cap., Costanzo. ''The Capuchin Way: Lives of Capuchins'', v. 1, pt. 2, North American Capuchin Conference, 1996, pp. 180-206 At the age of six, he started elementary school in nearby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Of Bavaria
Conrad of Bavaria (german: Konrad von Bayern; it, Corrado di Baviera) (c. 1105 – 17 March 1126 or 1154) was a Cistercian monk, the son of Henry the Black, Duke of Bavaria. The former Molfetta Cathedral, now renamed church of Saint Conrad of Bavaria, is dedicated to him, and he is also the patron saint of Molfetta, although formally speaking he was beatified rather than canonised. Life There are several different versions of the life of Conrad. The common elements are that he was born in the castle of Ravensburg in Swabia (or Regensburg in Bavaria), a younger son of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, a member of the Italian Welf-Este family. Through the marriage of his sister Judith he was the uncle of Frederick Barbarossa. (He is sometimes named as Henry's second son, sometimes as the third, sometimes as the youngest). After some time spent with the monks of Weingarten Abbey, a Welf family monastery, he studied theology in Cologne under the protection of his relative, the Archbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Of Offida
Conrad of Offida was an Italian Friar Minor preacher and founder of the Celestines. Biography Conrad was born at Offida, a little town in the March of Ancona, c. 1241. When barely fourteen years old he entered the Order of Friars Minor at Ascoli, and was making rapid progress in the study of sacred sciences, when an internal voice called him to humbler offices of the religious life. He therefore abandoned his studies with the consent of his superiors, and for many years was employed as cook and questor.Donovan, Stephen. "Blessed Conrad of Offida." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 6 January 2020 His superiors subsequently had him ordained and sent him forth to preach. Conrad proved himself an excellent preacher in various convents, among th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celestines
The Celestines were a Roman Catholic monastic order, a branch of the Benedictines, founded in 1244. At the foundation of the new rule, they were called Hermits of St Damiano, or Moronites (or Murronites), and did not assume the appellation of Celestines until after the election of their founder, Peter of Morone (Pietro Murrone), to the Papacy as Celestine V. They used the post-nominal initials O.S.B. Cel. ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved June 20, 2016 The order was absorbed by from 1778 by order of |
Patrick O'Hely
Patrick O'Hely ( ga, Pádraig Ó hÉilí) (born between 1543 - 1546, died 31 August, 1579) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop of Mayo, Ireland, who was executed by the English secular authorities. Biography Born in Dromahair, County Leitrim, and a native of Connacht, Patrick O'Hely joined the Franciscans at an early age. Four years after his profession he was sent to the Spanish University of Alcalá, where he surpassed his contemporaries in sacred studies. Summoned to Rome, he was promoted in 1576 to the bishopric of Mayo, later merged in the archbishopric of Tuam. Pope Gregory XIII empowered him to officiate in adjoining dioceses, if no Catholic bishop were at hand, and supplied him generously with money. At Paris he took part in public disputations at the Sorbonne university, amazing his hearers by his mastery of patristic and controversial theology, as well as of Scotist philosophy. In autumn, 1579, he sailed from Brittany and arrived off the coast of Kerry after James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engelberg Abbey
Engelberg Abbey (german: Kloster Engelberg) is a Benedictine monastery in Engelberg, Canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. It was formerly in the Diocese of Constance, but is now in the Diocese of Chur. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Angels and occupies a commanding position at the head of the Nidwalden Valley. History The Engelberg abbey was founded on the 1 April 1120 by Count Conrad of Sellenbüren, and its first abbot was Adelhelm, a monk of the Muri Abbey. The first inhabitants of Engelberg were also monks from the Muri abbey. Von Sellenbüren entered the Engelberg abbey as a monk and died on the 2 Mai 1226. Pope Callistus II and the Emperor Henry IV both officially acknowledged the abbey in 1124. The abbey was placed under the immediate jurisdiction of the Holy See, who put it under protection by Saint Peter. In November 1224 Emperor Henry VI then also officially put the abbey under his protection. In the founding documents, the new abbey was known as ''Mons Angelorum'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mondsee Abbey
Mondsee Abbey (german: Kloster Mondsee) was a Benedictine monastery in Mondsee in Upper Austria. History The region of the ''Mondseeland'', in which Mondsee is located, was formerly part of Bavaria. In 748 Mondsee Abbey was founded by Odilo, Duke of Bavaria. The abbey tradition was that the first monks came from the St Peter's abbey of Salzburg and others also from Monte Cassino in Italy. In 788, after the fall of Duke Tassilo III, Mondsee became an Imperial abbey and over the centuries acquired extensive property. Around 800 the ''Codex Millenarius'', an illustrated Latin book of the Gospels was written at the abbey. In 831 King Louis the Pious gave the monastery to Regensburg Cathedral. It was not until 1142 that it regained its independence, under Abbot Conrad II, otherwise Blessed Conrad of Mondsee. Conrad,born near Trier as Conrad Bosinlother formerly a monk of Siegburg Abbey, had been abbot of Mondsee since 1127, and was extremely successful in defending and regaining th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Of Ottobeuren
Blessed Conrad of Ottobeuren OSB, (12th century – 27 July 1227), was abbot of Ottobeuren from 1191 to 27 July 1227. Life He was elected abbot in 1191 and held the office for the next 34 years to his death. During his abbacy he was twice forced to rebuild his monastery. Firstly he rebuilt ruins and restore the heavily devastated monastery, but after completing first reconstruction, his work was destroyed by fire in 1217. He again renovated the abbey buildings. In 1204-1205 he was awarded by Rome the right to officiate with ''pontificalia'': mitre, ring and sandals - usual award for abbots, but this right will be granted to every abbot of Ottobeuren in 1238. In 1205 third church was consecrated by bishop of Freising Otto II. In 1220 he succeeded to subordinate local parish church to Ottobeuren Abbey. He died in 1227, described by the Benedictines as a "lover of the brethren and of the poor". Art He was a patron of art and artists, artists works under his ruler flourished. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
