Blessed Charles of Sayn
Blessed Charles of Sayn (also known as Karl of Sayn; dates uncertain; died c. 1212 AD) was a German Catholic nobleman of the County of Sayn — a small county in the Westerwald region of the Rhineland, in the area of present-day Rhineland-Palatinate — who is venerated as a blessed in local tradition. He may have been a Crusader or a lay penitent who is honored in the local German Catholic tradition of the medieval Rhineland.
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| Blessed Charles of Sayn | |
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| Profession | German Catholic nobleman; Count of Sayn (member of the Sayn family); possible Crusader or lay penitent |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Rhineland Catholic tradition; German medieval nobility; local cult; Premonstratensian spiritual tradition (through the Abbey of Sayn) |
| Patronage | Sayn; Rhineland; Westerwald; the County of Sayn; local Catholic communities |
| Attributes | Medieval German noble dress; cross; sword (noble/knight); the Sayn castle and the Westerwald landscape |
| Birthplace | County of Sayn, Westerwald, Rhineland, Germany |
| Death Place | County of Sayn, Rhineland, Germany (probable) |
| Cause of Death | Natural death or death on Crusade; Blessed Charles of Sayn is associated with the County of Sayn, a small medieval county in the Westerwald region of the Rhineland between Koblenz and Siegen; the Counts of Sayn were a minor but ancient noble family of the Rhineland who held their county from the 12th to 17th centuries; the name "Charles" (Karl in German) was uncommon in the Sayn family — the known Counts of Sayn include Gottfried (Godfrey) I (c. 1152-1202), Heinrich I, Eberhard I, and others; "Charles of Sayn" may be a member of a collateral line of the Sayn family who is honored in local tradition rather than a major figure in the county's political history |
| Primary Shrine | Abbey of Sayn (or its successor) near Bendorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany — probable burial or veneration site; local tradition |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; local feast in the Rhineland Catholic tradition |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Blessed Charles of Sayn was a German Catholic nobleman of the County of Sayn — a medieval county in the Westerwald region of the Rhineland, near Koblenz. His precise dates, life, and manner of death are preserved in local hagiographic tradition.
He is venerated as a blessed in the local German Catholic tradition of the Rhineland. The County of Sayn was a minor Rhineland noble house that included the Abbey of Sayn (founded 1202, Premonstratensian) as its religious center.
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Birth location: County of Sayn, Westerwald, Rhineland, Germany
Death location: County of Sayn, Rhineland, Germany (probable)
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Blessed Charles of Sayn was a German Catholic nobleman of the medieval County of Sayn in the Westerwald/Rhineland region, venerated in the local German Catholic tradition; his life is preserved in local hagiographic records.
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