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Adolf of Osnabrück
German Cistercian monk, Bishop of Osnabrück and saint
SaintResearchedGermanyCisterciansPre-congregation
Feast: 30 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1185
Died
1224
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Osnabrück in Saxony, also in Germany, Saint Adolf, bishop, who received the Cistercian customs in the monastery of Altenkamp.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 30 June as a bishop of Osnabrück who took the Cistercian customs in the monastery of Altenkamp.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 30 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q239674 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Adolf of Osnabrück (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.