Saint Adolphus of Osnabruck

Also known as

• Adolphus of Tecklenburg
• Adolf of….
• Adolph of….

Memorial

• 13 February
• 11 February (Cistercian martyrology)

Profile

Bishop of Osnabruck, Germany, known for his personal piety and his care for the poor in his diocese.

Died

• 30 June 1222 of natural causes
• relics enshrined in the cathedral of Osnabruck, Germany in 1651

Canonized

• 1625 (cultus confirmation)

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Adolphus of Osnabruck“. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 February 2013. Web. 18 May 2013. <>