Blessed Conrad of Hesse
Also known as
- Conrad of Herlesheim
- Conrad of Haina
- Corrado…
- Konrad…
Profile
Conrad’s father, also named Conrad, died in a shipwreck before the boy was born. Well-educated, Conrad was drawn to religious life, and became a Cistercian monk at the monastery in Haina, Germany around age 20. Priest. He served as sacristan and then cellar-master of his house for 16 years. Late in life he retired from all duties in the house to live in prayerful isolation.
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MLA Citation
- “Blessed Conrad of Hesse“. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 May 2023. Web. 25 April 2024. <>