Saint Ansgar Biography
Saint Ansgar Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | 801 AD |
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| Country of Birth | France of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Saints who were Monks |
| Profession | Missionary work |
| Place of Work | Germany |
| Date of Death | 3 February 865 |
| Place of Death | Bremen, Germany |
| Feast Day | February 3 |
| Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
| Canonization | Canonized by Pre-Congregation |
| Patron Saint of | 1. Bremen, Germany, diocese of 2. Denmark 3. Hamburg, Germany, archdiocese of 4. Scandinavia 5. Sweden |
Saint Ansgar Biography
Saint Ansgar is also known as:
1. Anscharius
2. Ansgario
3. Ansgarius
4. Anskar
5. Amschar
6. Anscario
7. Anschar
8. Apostle of the North
9. Apostle of Scandanavia
10. Oscar
11. Scharies
He was a Benedictine monk born to French nobility. He studied the care of Saint Paschasius Radbert and Saint Adelard of Corbie. He founded a Christian church in Sweden in 832 AD. He served as the Abbot of Corbie in 834 AD and later the Archbishop of Hamburg, Germany after ordination by Pope Gregory IV.
He established the first Christian schoolin Denmark that was run out by pagans and burnt to the ground. He campaigned against slavery. Great evangelist and miracle worker who was greatly devoted to the poor and sick. He also served as the Archbishop of Bremenm, Germany.
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