Saint Arnold of Hiltensweiler

Also known as

• Arnold von Hiltensweiler

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• 1 May

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Married, lifelong layman. Knight who fought in the First Crusade. Founded a monastery at Langnan, Germany c.1122.

Born

• 11th century at Hiltensweiler, Germany

Died

• some time after 1127
• buried in the Chapel of Saint Arnold in the parish church in Hiltensweiler, Germany
• during construction in 1886 his relics were un-earthed and were moved to a wall niche reliquary

Representation

• knight holding a model of the church at Hiltensweiler, and a Crusader‘s banner

Additional Information

• Kirken i Norge
• New Dictionary of Saints, by Michael Walsh
• Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
• Wikipedia
• 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

• “Saint Arnold of Hiltensweiler”. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 March 2012. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-arnold-of-hiltensweiler/>