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|SaintName=Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg | |SaintName=Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=October 31 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Swabia, Germany (Pfullingen, near Stuttgart) | |SaintBirthPlace=Swabia, Germany (Pfullingen, near Stuttgart) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=48.6667, 9.2333 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=48.6667, 9.2333 | ||
|DeathPlace=Pupping, Upper Austria (now Austria) | |DeathPlace=Pupping, Upper Austria (now Austria) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=48.3833, 13.9167 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=48.3833, 13.9167 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Episcopal seat and reforms | |NotableLabel3=Episcopal seat and reforms | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=49.0186, 12.1010 | |NotableCoordinates3=49.0186, 12.1010 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Germany; Austria; Switzerland | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Regensburg]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|CanonizationDate=1052 | |CanonizationDate=1052 | ||
|Canonizer=Pope Leo IX | |Canonizer=Pope Leo IX | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Staff blooming into linden tree at Pupping | |SaintMiracle1=Staff blooming into linden tree at Pupping | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Healings at his tomb in Regensburg | |SaintMiracle2=Healings at his tomb in Regensburg | ||
|Profession=Master of the royal household; bishop; educator | |Profession=Master of the royal household; bishop; educator | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Benedictine (monk); secular clergy (bishop) | |ReligiousAffiliation=Benedictine (monk); secular clergy (bishop) | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Regensburg Cathedral, Regensburg, Germany | |PrimaryShrine=Regensburg Cathedral, Regensburg, Germany | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
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'''Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg''' (c. 924–994) was a German Benedictine monk and bishop of Regensburg from 972 until his death, renowned for ecclesiastical reforms, educational initiatives, and missionary zeal in 10th-century Bavaria.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15682b.htm|title=St. Wolfgang|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born in Swabia to a noble family, historical records from monastic annals confirm his education at Reichenau Abbey and Würzburg Cathedral school, followed by service as master of the royal household to Emperor Otto I before entering Einsiedeln Abbey as a monk c. 960.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_of_Regensburg|title=Wolfgang of Regensburg|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Appointed bishop at Otto II's urging in 972, he reformed the Regensburg diocese, founding schools, suppressing simony, and evangelizing among Slavs, as documented in contemporary charters and Thietmar of Merseburg's chronicles.<ref name="newadvent" /> Wolfgang's humility led him to resign twice, once for Einsiedeln abbacy (declined) and later for hermitage, but he was recalled by papal and imperial authority.<ref name="franciscan">{{Cite web|url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-wolfgang-of-regensburg|title=Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg|publisher=Franciscan Media|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> | '''Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg''' (c. 924–994) was a German Benedictine monk and bishop of Regensburg from 972 until his death, renowned for ecclesiastical reforms, educational initiatives, and missionary zeal in 10th-century Bavaria.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15682b.htm|title=St. Wolfgang|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Born in Swabia to a noble family, historical records from monastic annals confirm his education at Reichenau Abbey and Würzburg Cathedral school, followed by service as master of the royal household to Emperor Otto I before entering Einsiedeln Abbey as a monk c. 960.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_of_Regensburg|title=Wolfgang of Regensburg|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> Appointed bishop at Otto II's urging in 972, he reformed the Regensburg diocese, founding schools, suppressing simony, and evangelizing among Slavs, as documented in contemporary charters and Thietmar of Merseburg's chronicles.<ref name="newadvent" /> Wolfgang's humility led him to resign twice, once for Einsiedeln abbacy (declined) and later for hermitage, but he was recalled by papal and imperial authority.<ref name="franciscan">{{Cite web|url=https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-wolfgang-of-regensburg|title=Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg|publisher=Franciscan Media|access-date=2025-10-19}}</ref> | ||