Saint Godehard of Hildesheim

Also known as

• Godard
• Godehard the Bishop
• Gothard

Memorial

• 4 May

Profile

Raised around Churchman, Godehard’s father worked for the canons of Niederaltaich. Godehard joined the canons, and became their provost. Helped reintroduce the Benedictine Rule at Niederaltaich, which then sent abbots to Tegernsee, Hersfeld and Kremsmunster to revive the Benedictine Rule. Bishop of Hildesheim, Germany in 1022.

Born

• c.960 in Bavaria (in modern Germany)

Died

• 4 May 1038 of natural causes
• relics translated in 1132

Canonized

• 1131 by Pope Innocent II

Patronage

• Hildesheim, Germany, diocese of

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Godehard of Hildesheim”. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 May 2012. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-godehard-of-hildesheim/>