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Saint Deochar - June 7 Saint Deochar Also known as Deocarus Deotker Dietger Gottlief Theotgar Theutger Memorial 7 July Profile Hermit in the Franconia forests near Fulda, an area in modern Germany. …More
Saint Deochar - June 7

Saint Deochar
Also known as

Deocarus
Deotker
Dietger
Gottlief
Theotgar
Theutger
Memorial

7 July
Profile

Hermit in the Franconia forests near Fulda, an area in modern Germany. Spiritual student of Blessed Alcuin at Aachen, Germany. Benedictine monk and first abbot of Herriedon abbey; he was chosen for the position by Blessed Charlemagne. Appointed missus regius (king‘s messenger), a royal office, in 802. Helped translate the relics to Saint Boniface to Fulda in 819. Attended the synod of Mainz, Germany in 829. A famous miracle ascribed to him was healing a young boy‘s blindness by prayer.

Born

late 8th century, probably in Bavaria, Germany
Died

847 at the abbey of Herriedon, Germany of natural causes
interred in the church of Saint Vitus
some relics were moved to Saint Lawrence church, Nuernberg, Germany in 1316
these relics were moved to Eichstätt, Germany in 1845
Canonized

Pre-Congregation
Patronage

blind people
eye patients
Representation

man enthroned under Christ among the apostles
man giving thanks before an altar while nearby is the boy whose blindness was healed
man standing in front of an open tomb, which may be identified as that of Saint Boniface

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