Head of the cathedral school at Paderborn, Germany. Chaplain to Emperor Henry III, and friend of Empress Agnes. While on a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands in 1064, he and 7,000 other travellers were captured by Saracens; only half of the group survived the captivity and returned to their homes. Bishop of Passau, Germany in 1065. Worked for charity to and education of the poor. Trained Saint Leopold the Good. Tried to enforce Pope Gregory VII‘s rules on simony and celibacy, but corruption was deeply engrained in his diocese, and most of the clergy refused his orders. When he tried to enforce the prohibition on lay investiture, he was banished from the diocese by Henry III.
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Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Altman
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
