Saint Gebhard of Constance | |
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Born | 949 Austria |
Died | 995 (aged 45–46) |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | 27 August |
Attributes | bishop reaching his staff to a lame man; bishop with a skull wearing a papal tiara near him or on a book; bishop with the Virgin Mary appearing to him |
Patronage | Constance; Vorarlberg |
Gebhard of Constance (Latin: Gebhardus Constantiensis; German: Gebhard von Konstanz; 949 – 995 AD) was a bishop of Constance from 979 until 995. He founded the Benedictine abbey of Petershausen in 983. Regarded as a Christian saint, his feast day is 27 August.