Feast June 6
Saint Norbert of Xanten
Bishop, patron of Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) · Feast June 6
Biography
Norbert of Xanten, also known as Norbert Gennep, was a German Catholic bishop who was the Archbishop of Magdeburg, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Norbert was canonized by Pope Gregory XIII in the year 1582, and his statue appears above the Piazza colonnade of St. Peter's Square in Rome.
Feast day
June 6
Patronage
Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic)
invoked during childbirth for safe delivery
Magdeburg
Birth date
c. 1080
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonization date
28 July 1582
Canonized by
Pope Gregory XIII
Feast month
6
Wikidata qid
Q160374
Feast day of month
6
