Bruno, Duke of Saxony
Catholic saint
Feast: 2 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Bruno, also called Brun or Braun (c. 830/840 – 2 February 880), a member of the Ottonian dynasty, was Duke of Saxony from 866 until his death in 880. He is rated as an ancestor of the Brunonids, a cadet branch of the Ottonians, though an affiliation is uncertain. Bruno was killed fighting against Norse warriors in the Battle of Lüneburg Heath and is venerated as one of the Ebsdorf Martyrs.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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- CatholicSaints.Info — Saint Bruno of Ebsdorf (Martyrs of Ebsdorf) — Memorial 2 February; Duke of Saxony, leader of the army that became the Martyrs of Ebsdorf, died 2 Feb 880 at Ebsdorf.
- Wikidata Q590568 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bruno, Duke of Saxony (CC BY-SA)
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