Saint Rembert of Hamburg

illustration of Saint Rembert, Archbishop, from the book 'Saints of the Order of Saint Benedict', designed by Father Amandus LiebhaberAlso known as

  • Remberto
  • Rembertus
  • Rimbert

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Benedictine monk at Turhout, Belgium. Worked with Saint Ansgar as a missionary to pagan Scandinavia. Bishop of Hamburg–Bremen, Germany in 865 with jurisdiction over Denmark and Sweden. Worked to evangelize the Slavs in his region, and ransomed Christian captives. Wrote a biography of Saint Ansgar.

Born

Died

  • 888 of natural causes

Canonized

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  • “Saint Rembert of Hamburg“. CatholicSaints.Info. 25 February 2022. Web. 19 April 2024. <>