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Wermad
Bishop of Trier
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Born
720
Died
791
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Wermad, Wiomad, Weomad, or Wiemad (Latin: Weomadus or Wiomagus) (died 791) was the Bishop of Trier from 757/8 until his death. He accompanied Charlemagne on his conquest of Italy in 774 and in his campaigns against the Avars. He was granted full autonomy over his diocese and the properties of the church of Trier received immunity from the jurisdiction of the local counts.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Heiligen.net (Fr Dries van den Akker SJ) - Wermad — Heiligen.net, the Dutch Catholic hagiography of Fr Dries van den Akker SJ, has a full entry: † 791 Weomad van Trier Weomad (ook Automadus , Viomagus , Wiemadus , Wiomad , Wiomodus of Wiomudus ) van Trier osb, Duitsland;
- Wikidata Q187711 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Wermad (CC BY-SA)
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