Saint Bardo of Mainz

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• 10 June

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Benedictine monk at Fulda, Germany. Abbot of Werden Abbey, Essen-Werden, Germany in 1029. Abbot of Hersfeld Abbey, Hesse, Germany in 1031. Archbishop of Mainz, Germany in 1031. As monk, abbot and bishop he was known for his simple, ascetic life, his charity to the poor, the gift of prophecy, and his care for animals.

Born

• 982 in Oppershofen, Germany

Died

• 1053 of natural causes

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Bardo of Mainz”. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 August 2012. Web. 19 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-bardo-of-mainz/>