Erminold

Saint Erminold
The tomb of St. Erminold
Born	Germany
Died	7 January 1121 Prüfening Abbey near Regensburg, Germany
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine	St. George Church Prüfening Abbey, Regensburg, Germany
Feast	6 January

Erminold was a Benedictine abbot. He was given to Hirschau Monastery, in Würzburg, Germany, as a small child. In 1110, he became the abbot of Lorsch, resigning and returning to Hirschau when his election was disputed. In 1117, Erminold became abbot of Prüfening.^[1] There he was assaulted by a lay brother and slain on 7 January 1121. The means of the murder was the use of a piece of timber, and the motive was the Abbot's excessive strictness.^[2]

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