Imerius (Himerius, Imier, Immer) of Immertal (d. ca. 620 AD) was a
monk
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,
hermit
A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions.
Description
In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Ch ...
, and missionary in the present
Swiss
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Jura. The name of the town of
Saint-Imier
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refers to him.
Imerius was born in
Lugnez
Lugnez is a former municipality in the district of Porrentruy in the canton of Jura in Switzerland.
History
Lugnez is first mentioned around 501-600 as ''Lugduniaco''. In 1225 it was mentioned as ''Lunigie''. On 1 January 2023, Damphreux and ...
, a small village now in the Canton of Jura about 570. He spent some time in
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
and made a voyage to
Palestine
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. After he had returned he lived in the valley of Saint-Imier as a hermit. The legend says that Bishop
Marius of Lausanne gave him the piece of land at Saint-Imier as a present, but this legend is historical very uncertain. In the 9th century, a monastery was built over his tomb.
Literature
* Pierre-Olivier Walzer, ''La vie des saints du jura'', Réclère (1979), p. 99 - 132.
* Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz: HIMERIUS, (Hymerius, Imier, Immer), Heiliger. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Band 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, , Sp. 875.
Hermits
620 deaths
7th-century Christian saints
Year of birth unknown
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