Gebhard of Constance

Saint Gebhard of Constance
St. Gebhard
Born949
Austria
Died995 (aged 45–46)
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast27 August
Attributesbishop 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
PatronageConstance; 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.