Saint Gebhard of Constance

Memorial
27 August
Profile
Bishop of Constance (Konstantz), (in modern Austria) from 979 till his death. Founded the Benedictine abbey of Peterhausen in 983.
Born
949 in Austria
Died
995
buried at Peterhausen abbey
Name Meaning
brave gift (German)
Patronage
Constance, Switzerland, city of
Vorarlberg, Austria
Representation
bishop reaching his staff to a lame man
bishop with a skull wearing a papal tiara near him or on a book
bishop with the Blessed Virgin Mary appearing to him
Additional Information
Allocation of Serfs to Crafts
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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