Blessed Adam of Saxony

Also known as

• Adam of Loccum

Memorial

• 22 December

Profile

Benedictine Cistercian priest. Sacristan at the Cistercian Loccum Abbey in Saxony (modern Hanover, Germany. Noted for his strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary; he is reported to have received visions of her, received two miraculous healings, and been a miracle worker.

Born

• 12th century

Died

• c.1210 of natural causes

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Adam of Saxony”. Saints.SQPN.com. 21 December 2010. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-adam-of-saxony/>