Emmeram of Regensburg | |
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| Bishop and Martyr | |
| Born | unknown Poitiers, France |
| Died | 22 September 652 Helfendorf (Munich) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1833, Regensburg by Pope Gregory XVI |
| Major shrine | St. Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg, Germany |
| Feast | 22 September |
| Attributes | carrying a ladder |
Saint Emmeram of Regensburg (also Emeram(m)us, Emmeran, Emmerano, Emeran, Heimrammi, Haimeran, or Heimeran) was a Christian bishop and a martyr born in Poitiers, Aquitaine. Having heard of idolatry in Bavaria, Emmeram travelled to Ratisbon (Regensburg) some time after the year 649 to the court of Theodo I, Duke of Bavaria. He supposedly travelled up the Loire, crossed through the Black Forest and then followed the Danube to Regensburg. Theodo welcomed Emmeram to his court, where he laboured for three years carrying out missionary work. During this time, he gained a reputation as a pious man. He died circa 652 and is buried in St. Emmeram's in Regensburg, Germany. His feast day in the Catholic Calendar of saints is September 22.