June 11th

Saint Rembert

Saint · Common of Bishops · Bremen, Germany

At Bremen in Saxony, Saint Rembert, bishop of Hamburg and at the same time of Bremen, who, the faithful disciple and successor of Saint Ansgar, extended his ministry to the borders of Denmark and Sweden and, in the time of the Norman invasions, took care for the ransoming of Christian captives.

Latin Original

Brema in Saxónia, sancti Rembérti, episcopi Hamburgénsis ac simul Breménsis, qui, sancti Ansgárii fidélis discípulus et succéssor, ministérium suum ad fines Dánize et Suécize dilatávit et, témpore NNormannórum irruptiónum, de christiánis captivis rediméndis curávit. JUNIUS 333