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Bernard of Hildesheim
German Roman Catholic bishop and blessed ( - 1153)
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Born
1100
Died
1154
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Hildesheim in Saxony in Germany, Blessed Bernard, bishop, who, although blind, governed his Church in peace for twenty-three years.
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 20 July as a bishop of Hildesheim who, though blind, governed his Church in peace for twenty-three years.
Connected on this site
- Gotthard of Hildesheim Saint“He achieved the canonization of Gotthard of Hildesheim by Pope Innocent II and founded the basilica St.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 20 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q97245 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bernard of Hildesheim (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.