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'''Saint Norbert''' (c. 1080 – June 6, 1134), also known as Norbert of Xanten, was a German [[Saints|saint]], priest, and founder of the Norbertine Order (Premonstratensians). Born in [[Xanten]], Duchy of Lower Lorraine, to a noble family, he lived a worldly life as a courtier and subdeacon until a near-death experience during a storm around 1115 prompted his conversion. Ordained a priest, he became an itinerant preacher, founding the Norbertines in 1120 at [[Prémontré]], France, with a rule blending Augustinian and Cistercian ideals, emphasizing preaching and Eucharistic devotion. As Archbishop of [[Magdeburg]] from 1126, he reformed the clergy, suppressed heresy, and mediated imperial-papal disputes, notably supporting [[Pope Innocent II]]. He died of natural causes in Magdeburg in 1134. Canonized in 1582 by [[Pope Gregory XIII]], his feast day is [[June 6]]. He is patron of peace, invoked during childbirth, and patron of Magdeburg.<ref name="web2">{{cite web |title=Norbert of Xanten |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert_of_Xanten |website=Wikipedia |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation |access-date=2025-05-14}}</ref><ref name="web5">{{cite web |title=St. Norbert |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11138b.htm |website=Catholic Encyclopedia |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-05-14}}</ref> | '''Saint Norbert''' (c. 1080 – June 6, 1134), also known as Norbert of Xanten, was a German [[Saints|saint]], priest, and founder of the Norbertine Order (Premonstratensians). Born in [[Xanten]], Duchy of Lower Lorraine, to a noble family, he lived a worldly life as a courtier and subdeacon until a near-death experience during a storm around 1115 prompted his conversion. Ordained a priest, he became an itinerant preacher, founding the Norbertines in 1120 at [[Prémontré]], France, with a rule blending Augustinian and Cistercian ideals, emphasizing preaching and Eucharistic devotion. | ||
As Archbishop of [[Magdeburg]] from 1126, he reformed the clergy, suppressed heresy, and mediated imperial-papal disputes, notably supporting [[Pope Innocent II]]. He died of natural causes in Magdeburg in 1134. Canonized in 1582 by [[Pope Gregory XIII]], his feast day is [[June 6]]. He is patron of peace, invoked during childbirth, and patron of Magdeburg.<ref name="web2">{{cite web |title=Norbert of Xanten |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert_of_Xanten |website=Wikipedia |publisher=Wikimedia Foundation |access-date=2025-05-14}}</ref><ref name="web5">{{cite web |title=St. Norbert |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11138b.htm |website=Catholic Encyclopedia |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-05-14}}</ref> | |||
His relics, translated to [[Strahov Monastery]], Prague, in 1627, remain a pilgrimage site. Norbert’s legacy endures through the Norbertine Order, with abbeys worldwide, and his reputation as a peacemaker and defender of the Eucharist, notably against Tanchelm’s heresy. His life inspired reforms bridging monastic and secular clergy.<ref name="web7">{{cite web |title=Saint Norbert |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-norbert |website=Franciscan Media |publisher=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-05-14 |date=2022-06-06}}</ref><ref name="web15">{{cite web |title=Saint Norbert of Xanten |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-norbert-of-xanten/ |website=CatholicSaints.Info |publisher=CatholicSaints.Info |access-date=2025-05-14}}</ref> | His relics, translated to [[Strahov Monastery]], Prague, in 1627, remain a pilgrimage site. Norbert’s legacy endures through the Norbertine Order, with abbeys worldwide, and his reputation as a peacemaker and defender of the Eucharist, notably against Tanchelm’s heresy. His life inspired reforms bridging monastic and secular clergy.<ref name="web7">{{cite web |title=Saint Norbert |url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-norbert |website=Franciscan Media |publisher=Franciscan Media |access-date=2025-05-14 |date=2022-06-06}}</ref><ref name="web15">{{cite web |title=Saint Norbert of Xanten |url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-norbert-of-xanten/ |website=CatholicSaints.Info |publisher=CatholicSaints.Info |access-date=2025-05-14}}</ref> | ||