Bruno of Querfurt


Bruno of Querfurt, O.S.B. Cam.
A medieval fresco depicting St Bruno's death
Bishop and Martyr; Second Apostle of the Prussians
Bornc. 974
Querfurt, Holy Roman Empire (now in Saxony-Anhalt)
Died14 February 1009
Kievan Rus
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church (Camaldolese Order)
Feast15 October

Bruno of Querfurt, O.S.B. Cam., (c. 974 – 14 February or 9/14 March 1009), also known as Brun, was a Christian missionary bishop, Camaldolese monk and martyr, who was beheaded near the border of Kievan Rus and Lithuania for trying to spread Christianity. He is also called the second "Apostle of the Prussians".