Bernard of Hildesheim
German Roman Catholic bishop and blessed ( - 1153)
Who they were
At Hildesheim in Saxony in Germany, Blessed Bernard, bishop, who, although blind, governed his Church in peace for twenty-three years.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 20 July as a bishop of Hildesheim who, though blind, governed his Church in peace for twenty-three years.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Gotthard of Hildesheim Saint“He achieved the canonization of Gotthard of Hildesheim by Pope Innocent II and founded the basilica St.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 20 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q97245 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bernard of Hildesheim (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.