Blessed Herman
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Blessed Herman of Reichenau — see Blessed Herman Contractus for the full article on Herman the Lame, the 11th-century German Benedictine monk, scholar, and composer (1013–1054). Feast September 25.
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| Blessed Herman | |
|---|---|
| Feast Day | September 25 |
| Profession | German Catholic Benedictine monk; Reichenau Island Lake Constance; born July 18 1013; scholar mathematician astronomer musicologist composer; died September 24 1054; beatified Pope Pius IX September 25 1863; feast September 25; also known as Herman the Lame and Herman Contractus |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Benedictine Order (OSB); Abbey of Reichenau; 11th-century German scholarship and monasticism; Lake Constance region |
| Patronage | Reichenau; Lake Constance; Baden-Württemberg; persons with disabilities; scholars; mathematicians; composers; Marian devotion |
| Attributes | Benedictine habit; September 25 feast; Reichenau Island setting; disability (seated or reclining); mathematical instruments; musical notation; Salve Regina text |
| Birthplace | Altshausen, Swabia, Germany |
| Death Place | Reichenau Island, Lake Constance, Germany |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died September 24, 1054, on Reichenau Island, Lake Constance; Blessed Herman (also Herman the Lame or Herman Contractus) was a German Catholic Benedictine monk of the Abbey of Reichenau on Lake Constance; born with severe physical disabilities; distinguished scholar, mathematician, astronomer, musicologist, and composer; traditionally attributed with composing the Salve Regina and Alma Redemptoris Mater; beatified Pope Gregory XVI September 25 1863; feast September 25; full article at Blessed Herman Contractus |
| Primary Shrine | Reichenau Island, Lake Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; September 25 feast |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; September 25 feast in the Benedictine tradition and locally at Reichenau |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
See also
- Blessed Herman Contractus — full article
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Birth location: Altshausen, Swabia, Germany
Death location: Reichenau Island, Lake Constance, Germany
Notable location: His abbey — the Abbey of Reichenau (Kloster Reichenau) is a Benedictine monastery on the island of Reichenau in Lake Constance (Bodensee); see the full article at Blessed Herman Contractus for a description of Reichenau Island and the abbey (Reichenau Island, Lake Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Germany)
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