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Conrad of Bavaria
son of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria; Cistercian monk; hermit; saint
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Feast: 9 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1105
Died
1154
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Modugno near Bari in Apulia, Blessed Conrad, who led a hermit's life in Palestine, living until his death in a wretched cave.
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 17 March as a hermit who had lived in Palestine, remembered at Modugno near Bari.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 17 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q788806 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Conrad of Bavaria (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.