Feast February 17
Saint Evermode of Ratzeburg
Bishop · Feast February 17
Biography
Evermode, or Evermod, was one of the first Premonstratensian canons regular, and became the lifelong companion of Norbert of Xanten, who founded the order in France in 1120. He is sometimes referred to as the "Apostle of the Wends".
Feast day
February 17
Birth date
c. 1100
Death date
17 February 1178
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
1728 (cultus confirmed)
Canonized by
Pope Benedict XIII
Feast month
2
Wikidata qid
Q1382089
Feast day of month
17