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Saint Maimbod

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Wandering missionary who made pilgrimages to tombs of saints and martyrs throughout Gaul and northern Italy, preaching to those he met on the way.

Born

c.880 in Kaltenbrunn, Alsace, Gaul (modern France)
there are two stories of his death
- he was martyred by pagans while preaching to them
- a Burgundian nobleman gave Maimbod a gift of a fine pair of gloves as a reminder to pray for him; while Mainbod was praying at the church of Domnipetra, he was attacked by thieves who thought he had money because of the gloves
buried at the church of Domnipetra, Kaltenbrunn, Alsace, Gaul
miracles reported at his tomb, and during the translation of his relics
Count Aszo of Monteliard asked the blind bishop Berengarius for a gift of the saint‘s relics; during the move, Berengarius miraculously recovered his sight, and he instituted the feast in honor of Mainbod
relics destroyed in the 16th century