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Saint of the Day – 11June – Saint Bardo of Mainz (c981-c1053), Archbishop, “The Chrysostom” of his time

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Saint of the Day – 11June – Saint Bardo of Mainz (c981-c1053) Archbishop of Mainz from 1031 until 1051, the Abbot of Werden from 1030 until 1031 and the Abbot of Hersfeld in 1031. Ascetic, renowned for his piety and devotion, for his care and love of the poor, renowned Preacher, called “The Chrysostom” of his time. Born in c981 in Oppershofen, Germany and died on 10 or 11 June in 1051 or 1053 (records vary) in Oberdorla near Mühlhausen in Thuringia, of natural causes. Patronage – of Oppershofen. Also known as – “The Chrysostom” of his time and area, Bardo of Magonza, Bardon, Bardone. Additional Memorial – 15 June (Cathedral of Mainz, Germany) and 10 June (depending on the date chosen for his death. Name means: battle axe and/or wolf [which our Saint was neither] (Old High German).

Statue at the 
town hall in St Bardo’s birthplace Oppershofen of which Town he is the Patron Saint

Bardo was the son of a noble family, related to Empress Gisela, the wife of Emperor Conrad II. He became a Benedictine Monk in the Monastery – on the site of the present Cathedral – in Fulda. There, in around 1018, Bardo was appointed as the Head of the Cathedral school and Provost of the new provostship at St Andreas in Fulda.

In 1029, Bardo was appointed as the Abbot in Werden – today the district of Essen-Werden and in 1031, as the Abbot also in Hersfeld – today’s Bad Hersfeld. From 1031 Bardo became the Archbishop of Mainz. Then, in 1036, Bardo Consecrated the new Cathedral dedicated to St Martin of Tours, the construction of which Bardo had been involved.

Statue of St Bardo in the Crypt of the Fulda Cathedral

Bardo lived so ascetically that Pope Leo IX admonished him to pay more attention to his health. His piety and charity became famous, especially towards the travelling people.

Bardo was also praised as a preacher and was called “The Chrysostom” of his time . Under Bardo, Mainz Cathedral was completed. he Consecrated it in 1036 in the presence of Emperor Conrad and Bardo founded the Cathedral and St John’s Foundation in Mainz, as well as the Monastery of St James. In 1041/42 he went to war against Bohemia with Emperor Henry III .

Bardo died during a journey and was buried in his new Cathedral in Mainz . His Tomb in the Cathedral in Mainz became a place of pilgrimage where numerous miracles occurred and still do.

The Cathedral built and Consecrated by St Bardo in Mainz
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Feast of St Barnabas the Apostle, Our Lady of Mantara / Our Lady of ‘Awaiting’, Lebanon (1721) and the Saints for 11 June

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Feast of St Barnabas the Apostle (Martyred in c 61 at Salamis)
St Barnabas!
https://anastpaul.com/2018/06/11/saint-of-the-day-11-june-st-barnabas-apostle-son-of-encouragement/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2017/06/11/saint-of-the-day-st-barnabas-the-apostle-11-june/

Our Lady of Mantara / Our Lady of ‘Awaiting’, Maghdouché, Sidon, South Governorate, Lebanon (1721) – 11 June, 8 September:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/06/11/st-barnabas-apostle-and-martyr-our-lady-of-mantara-our-lady-of-awaiting-maghdouche-sidon-south-governorate-lebano-1721-and-memorials-of-the-saints-11-june/

St Blitharius of Seganne
St Bardo of Mainz (c981-c1053) Bishop, Abbot

Blessed Helen of Poland (c 1235-1298) Princess, Widow, Mother, Nun and Abbess of the Poor Clares, Apostle of the poor, the needy and the sick.
Her Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/06/11/saint-of-the-day-11-june-blessed-helen-of-poland-c-1235-1298/

St Herebald of Bretagne
Bl Hugh of Marchiennes
Bl Jean de Bracq

Bl Kasper of Grimbergen
St Maximus of Naples

St Parisius ECMC (c1160-1267) Priest and Monk of the Camaldolese Hermits of Mount Corona, Spiritual Director, Reformer, Miracle-worker during his life and after his death.
A very long life of humble and loving service, for the glory of God!:
The Roman Martyrology reads: “In Treviso, Saint Parisio, Priest of the Camaldolese Order, who for seventy-seven years took care of the spiritual direction of the Nuns with healthy advice, dying at the age of one hundred and eight.”
https://anastpaul.com/2022/06/11/saint-of-the-day-11-june-st-parisius-ecmc-c-1160-1267-a-very-long-life-of-humble-and-loving-service-for-the-glory-of-god/

St Rembert of Hamburg (c830-888) Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, Missionary, Miracle-worker, Founder of Churches and Monasteries, Disciple of St Ansgar (801-865) “The Apostle of the North.”
The Roman Martyrology reads : “In Bremen in Saxony, in today’s Germany, Saint Rembert, Bishop of Hamburg and Bremen, who, a faithful disciple of Saint Ansgar and his successor, extended his ministry to the regions of Denmark and Sweden and, at the time of the invasions of the Normans, he took care of the ransom of the Christian prisoners.”
A True Shepherd:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/06/11/saint-of-the-day-11-june-st-rembert-of-hamburg-c830-888-archbishop/

St Riagail of Bangor
Bl Stephen Bandelli OP
St Tochumra of Kilmore
St Tochumra of Tuam

Martyrs of Tavira – 7 Beati: Members of the Knights of Santiago de Castilla. During the re-conquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Muslims by Christian forces, in a period of truce between the armies, the group was allowed to leave the Portuguese camp to hunt. Near Tavira, Portugal, he and his companions were ambushed and killed by a Muslim force. Making a reprisal attack, the Portuguese army took the city of Tavira. The murdered knights were considered to be martyrs as they died in an action defending the faith.
They were – Blessed Alvarus Garcia, Blessed Beltrão de Caia, Blessed Damião Vaz, Blessed Estêvão Vasques, Blessed Garcia Roiz, Blessed Mendus Valle, Blessed Pedro Rodrigues’
They were Martyred in 1242 outside Tavira, Faro, Portugal. Their relics are enshrined under the altar of Saint Barnabas in the Church of Our Lady, Queen of the Angels (modern Santa Maria do Castelo) in Tavria, Portugal.

Mercedarian Martyrs of Damietta: Three Mercedarian Lay Knights who worked to ransom Christians enslaved by Muslims. During the 7th Crusade, a plague swept through the Christian army and these knights volunteered to work with the sick. During this work they were captured by Muslims and ordered to convert to Islam; they refused. They were tortured, taken to Damietta, Egypt where they were murdered for their faith. They were thrown from a tower in the mid-13th century in Damietta, Egypt.