Evermode of Ratzeburg | |
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| Religious, bishop, Light of the Saxons and Apostle of the Wends | |
| Born | c. 1100 County of Hainaut, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 17 February 1178 Ratzeburg, Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg, Holy Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Norbertine Canons Regular; Ratzeburg) |
| Canonized | 1728 (cultus confirmed) by Pope Benedict XIII |
| Feast | 17 February |
Evermode, or Evermod (c. 1100 – 17 February 1178), was one of the first Premonstratensian canons regular, and became the lifelong companion of Norbert of Xanten, who founded the order in France in 1120. He is sometimes referred to as the "Apostle of the Wends".[1]