Wendelin of Trier

Saint Wendelin of Trier
Picture of St Wendelin in Staatsgalerie Stuttgart art museum
Bornc. 554
Scotland
Diedc. 617
Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Feast22 October
Patronagecountry folk, herdsmen

Saint Wendelin of Trier (Latin: Vendelinus; c. 554 - c. 617 AD) was a hermit and abbot. Although not listed in the Roman Martyrology, his cultus is wide-spread in German-speaking areas. He is a patron of country folk and herdsmen. He is honored on October 22.