January 21st

Saint Meinrad

Saint · Common of Hermits · near Lake Zurich, Switzerland

In the mountains around Lake Zurich in Switzerland, Saint Meinrad, priest, who, devoted first to the cenobitic and then to the eremitic life, was slain by robbers.

Latin Original

In móntibus circa lacum Turicénsem apud Helvétios, sancti Meginrádi, presbyteri, qui, ceenobíticee primum, dein eremíticze vitz inténtus, a latrónibus interféctus est.