Saint Altfried ( German: Altfried von Münster ; circa 801 - April 22, 849 ) - Bishop of Münster (839-849), abbot of the Verdun monastery and the monastery of St. Ludger in Helmstedt . Holy undivided Christian church.
| Altfried Munster | |
|---|---|
| Altfried von münster | |
 Altfried, Bishop of Munster | |
| Birth | about 801 |
| Death | April 22, 849 |
| Is revered | catholicism , orthodoxy |
| In the face | |
| Day of Remembrance | April 22, May 5 |
His name translates as "Noble Defender."
After the death of his predecessor, St. Herfried , Altfried was made in 839 the third bishop of Munster . Like Herfried, he was a nephew of St. Ludger , the first bishop of Munster.
In the same year, he simultaneously became the fifth abbot of the Verdun monastery (now Verdun is part of the city of Essen ).
Saint Altfried is known for writing the first Life of Saint Ludger under the title “Vita sancti Liudgeri”. In addition, he completed work on the construction of a crypt in the Verdun monastery, where the relics of St. Ludger, and then St. Altfrid.
Annually the memory of St. Altfrid is celebrated by the Catholic Church on April 22, and the Orthodox on May 5 . The Archbishop of Berlin and Germany, Theophanes (Galinsky) ( ROC ), blessed the veneration of St. Altfried as a locally revered saint .
Links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to St. Altfried of Münster- Pilgrim Altfried of Munster - Prelate of the First Centuries of Christianity
- Memorial days of Orthodox saints who shone in the lands of German
- Biography on the pages of the Catholic Diocese of Munster (German)
- St. Altfried in the Church Lexicon (German)
Literature
- Die Grablege St. Liudgers und der Liudgeriden in Essen-Werden. Verlag Ferdinand Kamp GmbH & Co, KG Bochum. 1. Auflage 1986.
- St. Liutger und seine Gründung Werden. Verlag und Druckkontor Kamp GmbH, Bochum. 8 Auflage, 1999.