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|SaintName=Saint Hungerus Frisus | |SaintName=Saint Hungerus Frisus | ||
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| | |FeastDay=December 22 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Frisia, Low Countries (now Netherlands) | |SaintBirthPlace=Frisia, Low Countries (now Netherlands) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=53.0000, 5.0000 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=53.0000, 5.0000 | ||
|DeathPlace=Prüm, Germany | |DeathPlace=Prüm, Germany | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Associated with Frisian ministry | |NotableLabel3=Associated with Frisian ministry | ||
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| | |AssociatedCountries=Netherlands; Germany | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Utrecht]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Profession=Bishop | |Profession=Bishop | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic | |ReligiousAffiliation=Roman Catholic | ||
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|Attributes=Bishop's crozier; ship (for Norman flight) | |Attributes=Bishop's crozier; ship (for Norman flight) | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Prüm Abbey, Prüm, Germany | |PrimaryShrine=Prüm Abbey, Prüm, Germany | ||
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'''Saint Hungerus Frisus''' (died AD 866), also known as Saint Hunger or Hunger of Utrecht, was the ninth bishop of Utrecht from AD 854 until his death, venerated for his pastoral care amid Viking invasions and as a symbol of Frisian Christian resilience in the Carolingian era.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_(bishop)|title=Hunger (bishop)|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-21}}</ref> Born in Frisia (modern Netherlands) to a Christian family, historical records from the ''Gesta Episcoporum Traiectensium'' (c. 9th century) confirm his election following the death of Bishop Ebroin, during a time of Norman raids threatening the diocese; little is known of his early life, with probabilistic education in local monastic schools under Carolingian reforms.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07560a.htm|title=Hunger, Bishop of Utrecht|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-21}}</ref> As bishop, Hunger focused on defending the faith and flock, fleeing Utrecht during a Viking incursion c. AD 863 but returning to minister until health failed.<ref name="catholic_online">{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3822|title=St. Hunger|publisher=Catholic Online|access-date=2025-10-21}}</ref> Exiled to Prüm Abbey in Germany for safety, he died there on December 22, AD 866, of natural causes, his body buried at the abbey where veneration began immediately.<ref name="anastpaul">{{Cite web|url=https://anastpaul.com/2020/12/22/saint-of-the-day-22-december-saint-hungerus-frisus-of-utrecht-died-866/|title=Saint of the Day – 22 December – Saint Hungerus Frisus of Utrecht (Died 866)|publisher=Anastpaul|access-date=2025-10-21}}</ref> | '''Saint Hungerus Frisus''' (died AD 866), also known as Saint Hunger or Hunger of Utrecht, was the ninth bishop of Utrecht from AD 854 until his death, venerated for his pastoral care amid Viking invasions and as a symbol of Frisian Christian resilience in the Carolingian era.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_(bishop)|title=Hunger (bishop)|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-21}}</ref> Born in Frisia (modern Netherlands) to a Christian family, historical records from the ''Gesta Episcoporum Traiectensium'' (c. 9th century) confirm his election following the death of Bishop Ebroin, during a time of Norman raids threatening the diocese; little is known of his early life, with probabilistic education in local monastic schools under Carolingian reforms.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07560a.htm|title=Hunger, Bishop of Utrecht|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-21}}</ref> As bishop, Hunger focused on defending the faith and flock, fleeing Utrecht during a Viking incursion c. AD 863 but returning to minister until health failed.<ref name="catholic_online">{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3822|title=St. Hunger|publisher=Catholic Online|access-date=2025-10-21}}</ref> Exiled to Prüm Abbey in Germany for safety, he died there on December 22, AD 866, of natural causes, his body buried at the abbey where veneration began immediately.<ref name="anastpaul">{{Cite web|url=https://anastpaul.com/2020/12/22/saint-of-the-day-22-december-saint-hungerus-frisus-of-utrecht-died-866/|title=Saint of the Day – 22 December – Saint Hungerus Frisus of Utrecht (Died 866)|publisher=Anastpaul|access-date=2025-10-21}}</ref> | ||