Ramwod

Ramwod (also Ramuold, Ramwold ) (* around 900 in Trier ();? † May 17 ( or June 17 ) 1000 in Regensburg ) was an abbot of a monastery Sankt Emmeram.

First Ramwod Benedictine was in the imperial abbey of St. Maximin in Trier. 975 Ramwod was then called by Bishop Wolfgang to Regensburg. He was there the first " self- Abbot " of the monastery of St. Emmeram, that is, the first abbot, who was not at the same time bishop of Regensburg. Under his leadership St. Emmeram for spiritual and religious center. Also in the field of book painting witnessed St. Emmeram a heyday.

Ramwod is the patron against eye disease, because he went blind two years and suddenly to have become healthy again. Ramwod was beatified. His feast is on 17.6.

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