Sebaldus

Sebald in Nuremberg may have lived in the 8th century as a hermit in the area of Nuremberg. Legends call him a Danish prince who broke his engagement to a French princess to after a trip to Rome as evangeliser - to act - especially in Franconia.

After his death, a team of oxen without handlebar to have brought the corpse to the former Peter chapel where he was buried. His designation as a saint is defined there from about 1070. Over his grave the Sebalduskirche was built from 1223 to 1274. In the 16th century, Peter Vischer created a bronze ceremonial shrine for the saint 's coffin, the St. Sebald. Pilgrimages to his grave contributed to the flourishing of the city.

The grave of Sebald is so far constitutes a specific feature, as the relics of a canonized by the Catholic Church saints are kept in a Protestant church.

On March 26, 1425 Sebald was taken by Pope Martin V in the canon of Catholic saints. Pope Martin referred to the writings of lazy delegation, which presented an edited version of the legends of Rome. The main argument for the canonization was that the Nuremberg their saints worshiped for 500 years and is said to have performed miracles Sebald in Nuremberg. He is the patron saint of the city of Nuremberg. His feast is celebrated on August 19. He is often depicted with the attributes bar, a model of his church, rosary and scallop.