Blessed Conrad of Seldenbüren

Memorial

• 2 May

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Born to the nobility, a member of the royal house of Seldenbüren. Founded and endowed Engelberg Abbey at Unterwalden, Switzerland. Benedictine lay-brother at Engelberg. Considered a martyr because he was killed on a trip to Zurich to defend the rights of the abbey.

Born

• c.1070

Died

• murdered in 1126 at Zürich, Switzerland

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Conrad of Seldenbüren”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 May 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-conrad-of-seldenburen/>