Vicelinus

Vicelinus (also Vicelin, ; 1086 – 12 December 1154) was a German bishop of Oldenburg in Holstein who was considered the apostle of Holstein. Also known as – Apostle of Obodriten, of the Wends, Vicelinus, Vincelin, Vizelin, Wissel, Witzel.

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Saint.caption: Vicelinus distributes food to the needy. Oil painting by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1812
Saint.feast_day: 12 December
Saint.honorific_prefix: Saint
Saint.name: Vicelinus
Saint.birth_date: 1086
Saint.venerated_in: Catholic Church
Saint.image: Eckersberg_vicelin_1812.jpg
Saint.imagesize: 250px
Saint.birth_place: Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany
Saint.death_place: Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Saint.titles: Apostle of Holstein and Bishop of Oldenburg
Saint.attributes: Church resting on his left arm
Saint.major_shrine: Augustine Collegiate Church (orig. Neumünster), Bordesholm (as of 1330), Germany

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date of birth: 1090-00-00
date of death: 1154-12-12

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==Life== Vicelinus was born in Hamelin around 1086. Orphaned at an early age, he was raised by his uncle Ludolf, a priest in a neighboring village. He left for Paderborn, where he enjoyed the home and instructions of Hartmann, and soon surpassed his companions and assisted in the management of the cathedral school.