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24-577: Erhard is a male German given name and surname, and may refer to: People [ edit ] Erhard of Regensburg , bishop of Regensburg in the 7th century Erhard Altdorfer (c. 1480–1561), German Early Renaissance printmaker, painter and architect Erhard Arnold Julius Dehio (1855–1940), Baltic German merchant and politician, former mayor of Tallinn (1918) Erhard Etzlaub (c. 1455 or 1465 – 1532), astronomer, geodesist, cartographer, instrument maker and physician Erhard Hegenwald , 16th century writer of

48-399: A ceremony which was at that time equivalent to canonization . Regensburg documents, however, mention only the raising of Wolfgang, not that of Erhard. Nonetheless, he is considered to have been canonized in 1052. His relics can be found in a 19th-century silver shrine on the north side of the church. According to an old martyrology from Prague, some of Erhard's relics were transferred there in

72-606: A monastery for Augustinian canons, which was later named Saint-Dié (Sancti Deodati). After his death, Hidulf took over as abbot of the monastery. Many scholars believe that this connection is unlikely. Many traditions say that in 665 he was elected bishop of Trier after Saint Numerian. He is said to have built the Johanniskirche in Trier and endowed it with the relics of some martyrs of the Theban Legion , and in 667 he brought relics of

96-786: A small city in the United States St. Erhard (brewery) , a German brewery Erhart , another given name and surname Erhardt [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erhard&oldid=1215912938 " Categories : Given names Surnames German masculine given names Masculine given names German-language surnames Surnames from given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

120-551: A time as abbot. In all, he is said to have founded fourteen monasteries in Bavaria alone, and in the Vosges (Les Vosges) mountain range in the diocese of Strasbourg around seven monasteries. He was possibly the abbot of the monastery of Ebersheim. In the biography of Odile of Alsace , it is said that she was blind from birth, but that she miraculously regained her sight when she was baptized by Bishop Erhard. Another version states that Odilia

144-554: A walking bishop, who without a permanent diocese went from place to place to help the missionaries in their work. Said to have been appointed by Boniface , Erhard was probably a mission bishop at the court of the Agilofinger dukes in Regensburg. After the martyrdom of Emmeram, Erhard became bishop of Regensburg. Many monastic foundations go back to him, above all the famous monastery Niedermünster near Regensburg, which he himself led for

168-544: Is depicted as a bishop (tabberd, mitre, staff) with a book on which lie two eyes (allusion to the healing of Saint Odilia); Odilia baptizing; with ax (either because he chopped down a sacred tree or because he belongs to the so-called mining saints). [REDACTED]  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain :  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1909). " St. Erhard of Ratisbon ". Catholic Encyclopedia . Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company. St. Hildulf Hidulf (died 707)

192-473: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Erhard of Regensburg Peter Nugent, writing in the Catholic Encyclopedia says, "the legendary account of his life offers little that is historically certain". Erhard was born sometime in the 6th century. Modern scholars believe that he was of Frankish origin, perhaps from Narbonne in southern Gaul. His 11th century biography says he

216-500: Is perhaps more likely. This type of bishop was common in the mission areas of Germany in the seventh century and played a significant role in the evangelization of the country. After five years, Hidulf handed over the office to Basinus and retired to a hermitage in the Vosges . Hidulf founded the monastery of Moyenmoutier soon after 671. He himself called the monastery Monasterium Medium or Mittelmünster (Moyenmoutier) due to its location in

240-622: The 14th century. In the city of Salzburg, the parish church of St. Erhard stands at the foot of Nonnberg. Three ancient Latin lives of the saint are found in the Acta Sanctorum (8 Jan). Saint Erhard is a co-patron saint of the Diocese of Regensburg (with Wolfgang and Emmeram ); for cattle; for shoemakers, blacksmiths and bakers; against eye diseases, plague and cattle diseases. Many hospitals are under his protection. particularly in Alsace. Erhard

264-598: The 18th century, is kept in the treasury in Moyenmoutier. It was classified as a historical monument in 1965. In 1600, the prior of the Benedictine monastery of Saint-Vanne outside the city walls of Verdun, Dom Didier de La Cour , began a thorough reform of the monastery, and it, together with Moyenmoutier, became the center of a group of reformed monasteries in Lorraine, Champagne and Burgundy. In 1604 they officially merged into

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288-621: The Irish saints. Hidulf was born sometime in the early 6th century to a noble family, possibly in Bavaria. He is said to have had two brothers, Saints Albert and Erhard of Regensburg. Hidulf was sent to Regensburg to complete his studies. Hidulf went to Trier , where he became a monk at the Abbey of Saint Maximin . He was a friend of Saint Deodatus , who had previously been bishop of Nevers in France, but had since retired to solitude. Deodatus had founded

312-583: The Reformation Erhard Wunderlich (1956–2012), German handball player Guido Erhard (1969–2002), German footballer Ludwig Erhard (1897–1977), Chancellor of West Germany Werner Erhard (born 1935), American author and founder of est Erhard Seminars Training , or est Fictional characters [ edit ] Erhard Muller, the real name of CR-SO1 in Trauma Team See also [ edit ] Erhard, Minnesota ,

336-420: The city's saints, Saints Maximin , Agritius , Nicetius and Basinus over to the abbey church of Saint Maximin. A contemporary view is that he was not a diocesan bishop, nor abbot of Saint-Dié Abbey . Some sources believe that he was probably not a diocesan bishop, but a chorepiscopus , that is, an auxiliary bishop without a fixed episcopate, but associated with the monastery of St Maximinus in Trier, which

360-399: The middle of a group of four other monasteries. Hidulf became the first abbot and held office until his death. At first he followed a rule partly based on Saint Benedict 's and partly on that established by Saint Columban. As a crowd of monks soon gathered around him, he had to move some of them to several sub-monasteries. In total, he is said to have had almost 300 monks under his leadership in

384-512: The saint, made of black buffalo-horn. A bone of his skull was enclosed in a precious receptacle in 1866. In the high altar in the parish church in the village of Attaching near Freising, there is a beautiful reliquary with an arm relic of Erhard. It was given as a gift in 1720 by Archbishop Johann Franz Eckher. The most important place of pilgrimage for Erhard has been St. Erhard in Styria in Austria since

408-404: The story is that there is over 100 years separating Erhard and Albert.) There he met St. Hildulf , said to have been Archbishop of Trier ,(although there is no Hidulf on the list of bishops of Trier.) For some time he shared the solitude of Hidulphus who lived as a hermit in the Vosges from 666 to 671. Erhard was a traveling bishop, one of the early chorepiscopus , that is, a corb bishop or

432-489: The time of Emperor Charles IV (1347–78). At the close of the eleventh century, Paul von Bernried, a monk of Fulda , at the suggestion of Abbess Heilika of Niedermünster, wrote a life of Erhard and added a second book containing a number of miracles. The learned canon of Regensburg, Conrad of Megenberg (d. 1374), furnished a new edition. The church in Niedermünster, now a parish church, still preserves his alleged crosier of

456-489: The various foundations. His foremost disciples were Saint Spinulus (fr: Spinule; locally Spin) and the two holy twin brothers Benignus and Johannes. As was common in this group of monasteries, Hidulf emphasized the importance of manual labor, and it was said that he himself always did some work every day, except in his last years. Hidulf is said to have been present and participated in the miracle that his brother Erhard wrought with Saint Odilia of Alsace(ca. 660-ca. 720) when she

480-453: Was 'Scoticus', i.e. from Ireland or Scotland. He is identified with an Erhard of Ebersheimmunster mentioned in a Merovingian diploma of 684. Some believe that Erhard was bishop of Ardagh before crossing to the mainland with Albert of Cashel , said to be his friend or his brother and who is also celebrated on the same date. Eventually they came to Rome. While Albert then went to Jerusalem, Erhard went to Bavaria. (The difficulty with this part of

504-591: Was an abbot , founder of Moyenmoutier Abbey , and reputed bishop of Trier . He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint. His feast day is 11 July. There are three biographies ( Vitae Hidulphi ), all from the 11th century, which contradict each other on a number of points. There is little doubt about his founding of Moyenmoutier, but the three subsequent hagiographies are suspect in the eyes of historians. While acknowledging that some authors place Hidulf's birthplace in Belgium or Bavaria, hagiographer John O'Hanlon lists him with

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528-417: Was baptized by Hidulf, while Erhard was her godfather at the baptism. He sent a messenger to her father, Adalrich, Duke of Alsace , and reconciled him with his disowned daughter. Ratisbon was the chief centre of his Apostolic labours, and it was there that he died, but the date is uncertain. Erhard was interred in the still-extant Erhard-crypt at Niedermünster, and miracles were wrought at his grave, that

552-465: Was baptized. At his death he was abbot of both Moyenmoutier and Bonmoutier (Galilaea, later called Saint-Dié). Legend has it that Hidulf was buried in a sandstone sarcophagus in Moyenmoutier, and it can still be seen in the old chapel of Saint-Grégoire in this commune. His relics were moved a number of times, and from 1854 they have been venerated in a side chapel in the former abbey church of Moyenmoutier. St Hidulf's casket in carved and gilded wood from

576-518: Was guarded in the Middle Ages by Erhardinonnen , a religious community of women who observed there a perpetual round of prayer. Otto II , in 974, made donations of properties in the Danube valley to the convent "where the holy confessor Erhard rests". On 7 Oct 1052 the remains of the holy bishops Erhard and Saint Wolfgang were raised by Pope Leo IX in presence of Emperor Henry III and many bishops,

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