Erminold

Saint Erminold
The tomb of St. Erminold
Born	Germany
Died	7 January 1121 Prüfening Abbey near Regensburg, Germany
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine	St. George Church Prüfening Abbey, Regensburg, Germany
Feast	6 January

Erminold was a Benedictine abbot. He was given to Hirschau Monastery, in Würzburg, Germany, as a small child. In 1110, he became the abbot of Lorsch, resigning and returning to Hirschau when his election was disputed. In 1117, Erminold became abbot of Prüfening. There he was assaulted by a lay brother and slain on 7 January 1121. The means of the murder was the use of a piece of timber, and the motive was the Abbot's excessive strictness.