Nov 202012
![[Saint Deochar]](http://saints.sqpn.com/saintd2h.jpg "38kb jpg detail of the Saint Deochar altarpiece at the Church of Saint Lawrence in Nuernberg; it depicts Saint Deochar giving thanks before the altar for the healing of the blindness of a young boy; on the right is Saint Boniface whose relics were in the altar; date and artist unknown")
Also known as
- Deocarus
- Deotker
- Dietger
- Gottlief
- Theotgar
- Theutger
Profile
Hermit in the Franconia forests near Fulda, an area in modern Germany. Spiritual student of Blessed Alcuin at Aachen, Germany. Benedictine monk and first abbot of Herriedon abbey; he was chosen for the position by Blessed Charlemagne. Appointed missus regius (king‘s messenger), a royal office, in 802. Helped translate the relics to Saint Boniface to Fulda in 819. Attended the synod of Mainz, Germany in 829. A famous miracle ascribed to him was healing a young boy‘s blindness by prayer.
Born
- late 8th century, probably in Bavaria, Germany
- 847 at the abbey of Herriedon, Germany of natural causes
- interred in the church of Saint Vitus
- some relics were moved to Saint Lawrence church, Nuernberg, Germany in 1316
- these relics were moved to Eichstätt, Germany in 1845
- man enthroned under Christ among the apostles
- man giving thanks before an altar while nearby is the boy whose blindness was healed
- man standing in front of an open tomb, which may be identified as that of Saint Boniface
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Katherine Rabeinstein
- KirchenLexikon
- Kirchensite
- Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation
- “Saint Deochar”. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 November 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-deochar/>