Saint of the Day – 20 December – St Hoger (Died 916) Bishop of Hamburg-Bremen in Saxony, modern Germany where he died of natural causes on 20. Hoger was a Reformer and strict disciplinarian of the Clergy. Also known as – Hogerus, Hojerus, Holger, Hotgerns, Huggar.
Hoger born in the 9th Century. He became a Monk in the Monastery of Corvey (New Corbie) at Höxter on the Weser River in Saxony, Germany.
Towards the end of the life of the holy Archbishop, Adalgar of Hamburg-Bremen, age and illness made it necessary for him to obtain an auxiliary Bishop and the choice fell on Hoger. Later, five neighbouring Bishops were assigned to assist the Archbishop in his duties.
Adalgar died on 9 May 909 and Hoger succeeded as the 4th Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. He was known for his strict application of clerical discipline.
Shortly after his death, under his successor Reginwart (916-918), the Diocese was attacked by the Huns, who burned Bremen.
Hoger died on 20 December 916 in Bremen. He was buried in the Church of St Michael in Bremen. 120 years later, in 1036, his Relics were translated and enshrined in the Cathedral on the occasion of the recognition of his cultus as a Saint. His Feast Day is the day of his death.
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