Blessed Henry of Zweifalten
Blessed Henry of Zweifalten (died c. 1262 AD in Zwiefalten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) was a German Catholic Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Zwiefalten in Swabia (present-day Baden-Württemberg), venerated locally with feast day November 4.
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| Blessed Henry of Zweifalten | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | November 04 |
| Profession | German Catholic Benedictine monk of Abbey of Zwiefalten Swabia; died November 4 c. 1262; feast November 4; medieval Swabian Benedictine tradition |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Benedictine Order (OSB); Abbey of Zwiefalten; 13th-century Swabian Benedictine tradition; Swabia; Baden-Württemberg |
| Patronage | Zwiefalten; Swabia; Baden-Württemberg; Benedictine monks; Swabian Catholic tradition |
| Attributes | Benedictine habit; November 4 feast; Zwiefalten Swabia setting; Alb plateau landscape |
| Birthplace | Swabia, Germany |
| Death Place | Zwiefalten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died c. November 4, 1262, at the Abbey of Zwiefalten (Kloster Zwiefalten), Swabia, present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany; Blessed Henry of Zweifalten (German: Seliger Heinrich von Zwiefalten) was a German Catholic Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Zwiefalten; feast November 4; the Abbey of Zwiefalten is now a famous Baroque church (Münster Unserer Lieben Frau in Zwiefalten) and a psychiatric clinic |
| Primary Shrine | Zwiefalten (Abbey Church Münster Unserer Lieben Frau), Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; November 4 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; November 4 feast locally at Zwiefalten and in Swabia |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Henry of Zweifalten was a Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Zwiefalten in Swabia (present-day Baden-Württemberg). He died c. November 4, 1262, at the abbey.
He is venerated locally with feast day November 4.
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Birth location: Swabia, Germany
Death location: Zwiefalten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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