Ansgar
Saint Ansgar | |
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Bremen, East Francia | |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion[1] Lutheranism[2] |
Feast | 3 February |
Attributes | Dressed in archbishop's attire with a model of the church |
Ansgar (8 September 801 – 3 February 865), also known as Anskar,
Life
Ansgar was the son of a noble
Ansgar acted in the context of the phase of
In 831 Ansgar returned to Louis' court at
After
Through this political turmoil, Ansgar continued his northern mission. The Danish civil war compelled him to establish good relations with two kings,
.Death and legacy
Ansgar was buried in
Relics are located in Hamburg in two places: St. Mary's Cathedral (Ger.: Domkirche St. Marien) and St. Ansgar's and St. Bernard's Church (Ger.: St. Ansgar und St. Bernhard Kirche).[10] Statues of Bishop Ansgar stand in
Visions
Although a historical document and primary source written by a man whose existence can be proven historically, the
Through the course of this work, Ansgar repeatedly embarks on a new stage in his career following a vision. According to Rimbert, his early studies and ensuing devotion to the ascetic life of a monk were inspired by a vision of his mother in the presence of Mary, mother of Jesus. Again, when the Swedish people were left without a priest for some time, he begged King Horik to help him with this problem; then after receiving his consent, consulted with Bishop Gautbert to find a suitable man. The two together sought the approval of King Louis, which he granted when he learned that they were in agreement on the issue. Ansgar was convinced he was commanded by heaven to undertake this mission and was influenced by a vision he received when he was concerned about the journey, in which he met a man who reassured him of his purpose and informed him of a prophet that he would meet, the abbot Adalhard, who would instruct him in what was to happen. In the vision, he searched for and found Adalhard, who commanded, "Islands, listen to me, pay attention, remotest peoples", which Ansgar interpreted as God's will that he go to the Scandinavian countries as "most of that country consisted of islands, and also, when 'I will make you the light of the nations so that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth' was added, since the end of the world in the north was in Swedish territory".[14]
See also
- List of Eastern Orthodox saints
- Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)
- Hochkirchlicher Apostolat St. Ansgar
- Priory of St. Ansgar
- Sankt-Ansgar-Schule
- Vita Ansgarii
References
- ^ a b "Anskar, Bishop and Missionary, 865". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Notable Lutheran Saints". Resurrectionpeople.org. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Common Worship texts: Festivals". The Church of England. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .
- ^ ISBN 971-91595-4-5.
- ISBN 0-19-280058-2.
- ^ Rimbert, "Life of Ansgar" at p. 1, English translation available at https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/anskar.asp
- ^ Wood, Ian. The Missionary Life: Saints and the Evangelisation of Europe, 400–1050. Great Britain: Longman, 2001. pp. 124–125
- New Schaff–Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge(third ed.). London and New York: Funk and Wagnalls
- ^ "St. Mary's Cathedral in Hamburg, Germany".
- ^ "The Calendar". The Church of England. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-8066-5620-5.
- ^ "The Church Year" (PDF). Renewing Worship. January 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 September 2006. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ Rimbert. "Life of Anskar, the Apostle of the North, 801–865". Medieval Sourcebook. New York: Fordham University. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
Further reading
- Jakobsson, Sverrir. Mission Miscarried: The Narrators of the Ninth-Century Missions to Scandinavia and Central Europe. Bulgaria Medievalis 2 (2011), 49–69.
- Palmer, James T., Rimbert's Vita Anskarii and the Scandinavian Mission in the Ninth Century. Journal of Ecclesiastical History 55/2 (2004), 235–56.
- Pryce, Mark. Literary Companion to the Festivals: A Poetic Gathering to Accompany Liturgical Celebrations of Commemorations and Festivals. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003.
- Tschan, Francis J. History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen. New York: Columbia University Press, 1959.
External links
- Ansgar at Birka History of Birka
- Vita Ansgari, English translation from Medieval sourcebook
- German History Forum
- ANSKAR The Apostle of the North (801–865). Translated from the Vita Anskarii by Bishop Rimbert his fellow missionary and successor. BY CHARLES H. ROBINSON. Im BTM format