Saint Rembert

Also known as
Rimbert
Memorial
4 February
Profile
Benedictine monk at Turholt. Worked with Saint Ansgar as a missionary to pagan Scandinavia. Bishop of Hamburg-Bremen, Germany in 865 with jurisdiction over Denmark and Sweden. Worked to evangelize the Slavs in his region, and ransomed Christian captives. Wrote a biography of Saint Ansgar.
Born
near Bruges, Flanders, Belgium
Died
888 of natural causes
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Additional Information
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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