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Erhard of Regensburg
Seventh century bishop and saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 8 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
650
Died
754
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Regensburg in Bavaria, Saint Erhard of Regensburg: of Scottish origin, burning with the desire to proclaim the Gospel, he came to this region, where he exercised the ministry of bishop.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 8 January as a missionary of Scottish origin who served as bishop at Regensburg.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 8 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q457654 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Erhard of Regensburg (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.