Saint of the Day 06/June
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Saint of the Day 06/June
Saint of the Day (June 06) ✠ St. Norbert of Xanten ✠ Born: 1075, Gennep, Netherlands Died: June 6, 1134, Magdeburg, Germany Patronage: Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic), invoked during childbirth for safe delivery; Magdeburg Canonized: 1582, Rome by Pope Gregory XIII Parents: Hedwig of Guise, Count Heribert of Gennep Representation : • Monstrance • Cross with two cross-bars Norbert of Xanten (c. 1080 – 6 June 1134), also known as Norbert Gennep, was a bishop of the Catholic Church, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is venerated as a saint. Saint Norbert was born in Xanten on the left bank of the Rhine, near Wesel, in the Electorate of Cologne. He grew up there and was also educated there. His father, Heribert, Count of Gennep, was related to the imperial house of Germany and the House of Lorraine. His mother was Hedwig of Guise. Through the influence of h...