Saint of the Day – 20 March – Saint Remigius (Died c783) Bishop of Strasbourg and the first Abbot of Münster Gregorienthal, in modern Switzerland, of which City he is the Patron. Remigius was born to the nobility, the son of Hugh of Alsace; cousin of Saint Odilia of Hohenburg.
Also known as – Remi, Remidius.
He founded the Monasteries of Aschau and Schönenwerth in Switzerland and shone as a holy guide throughout Alsace and as a preacher of the Gospel, through word and deed.
A particular feature of his piety was his zeal in acquiring holy Relics, for which after being appointed as the Bishop, he made a pilgrimage to Rome, where he was received favourably by Pope Adrian I.
It is unclear when he became the Bishop and who he succeeded in that role. It may have been from 765 onwards. His Will is definitively dated in 778, falling during his Episcopate, co-signed by many other Bishops and forming the main source of his work in Strasbourg – it survives only in a 12th Century copy but is one of the most important documents of its type.
He is said to have died in 803, or according to others as early as 783. He was buried in Aschau but only received Ecclesiastical veneration under Pope Leo IX. In portraits, he is seen carrying Relics into the Church in procession.
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