Saint Meinhard | |
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![]() Remains of the church built by Saint Meinhard in present-day Latvia | |
Born | 1134 or 1136 |
Died | 1196 |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Feast | 14 August |
Saint Meinhard (1134 or 1136 – August 14 or October 11, 1196) was a German Augustinian canon regular and the first bishop of Livonia. His life was described in the Livonian Chronicle of Henry. His body rests in the now-Lutheran Riga Cathedral, as his remains were moved to Riga in 1226. He is venerated as the apostle of the Church in Latvia (Livonia in the Middle Ages).[1]
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