Sebaldus

Also known as Saint Sebald

Sebaldus (or Sebald) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany in the 9th or 10th century. He settled down as a hermit in the , of which city he is the patron saint.

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Saint.name: Saint Sebaldus
Saint.death_date: 770
Saint.feast_day: August 19
Saint.image: Accademia - San Sinibaldo di Sebastiano del Piombo.jpg
Saint.caption: Saint Sebaldus by Sebastiano del Piombo in Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice
Saint.canonized_date: March 26, 1425
Saint.canonized_by: Pope Martin V
Saint.attributes: pilgrim with a staff ; later represented with the model of his church
Saint.patronage: against cold and cold weather; Nuremberg; Bavaria
Saint.major_shrine: St. Sebaldus Church

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Commons category: Sebaldus
date of death: 0800-00-00
date of birth: 0750-00-00
name in native language: Sebaldus von Nürnberg

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Sebaldus (or Sebald) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to Germany in the 9th or 10th century. He settled down as a hermit in the , of which city he is the patron saint.

== Legends == Almost all details of the life of Sebaldus are uncertain, beyond his presence in the woodland of Poppenreuth, west of Nuremberg, which was explained by his being a hermit. However various legends about his life have been recorded.