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Ansverus
German Catholic priest (1038–1066)
SaintResearchedGermanyBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 15 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1038
Died
1066
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Ratzeburg, now in Germany, Saint Ansverus, abbot and martyr, who was stoned together with twenty-eight other monks by the Wends who had risen up against the preachers of the Christian faith.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 15 July as an abbot stoned with twenty-eight monks at Ratzeburg by Wends who had risen against the Christian preachers.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 15 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q87664 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.