Saint Thietmar (''Dietmar, Thiemo'') of Minden was
bishop of Minden
The Prince-Bishopric of Minden (german: Fürstbistum Minden; Bistum Minden; Hochstift Minden; Stift Minden) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire. It was progressively secularized following the Protestant Reformation when ...
from 1185 or 1186 until his death in 1206.
According to tradition, Thietmar was from
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
.
It was Thietmar's custom to eat only bread and water, although this practice physically weakened him.
A miracle recorded of him states that one day, when water from the well was brought to him by a servant, it had become wine. The bishop rejected the wine and asked for water again. When he received wine again, Thietmar began to distrust his servant. The bishop accompanied the servant to the well. When the servant scooped up water, it again transformed itself into wine.
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Dietmar von Minden
German Roman Catholic saints
1206 deaths
Roman Catholic Prince-Bishops of Minden
Year of birth unknown
12th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the Holy Roman Empire
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