Eberwin von Helfenstein
Eberwin von Helfenstein († April 10, 1152 in Steinfeld / Eifel ) is a Catholic saint . His feast day is April 10th. He was a German Premonstratensian and provost of the Steinfeld Premonstratensian Monastery . Eberwin means in Old High German: Joy in the boar.
Eberwin von Helfenstein came in 1121 as an Augustinian canon with several companions from the Springiersbach monastery to Steinfeld in the Eifel in order to set up the monastery, abandoned by the Benedictines , as a canon monastery . In 1130, Provost Eberwin and his monastery joined the Premonstratensian Order .
Through word and writing, Helfenstein fought against the " heresies " deviating from the teaching of the Church , especially the teaching of the Cathars , which was widespread in Cologne and the surrounding area. He was with St. Bernhard von Clairvaux is a close friend.
literature
- Alexander Patschovsky: Everwin (Ebroin) v. Steinfeld . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 4, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-7608-8904-2 , Sp. 142.
- Ekkart Sauser : Eberwin von Helfenstein. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 20, Bautz, Nordhausen 2002, ISBN 3-88309-091-3 , Sp. 423-424.
Web links
- Eberwinus praepositus Steinfeldensis in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eberwin von Helfenstein |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Everwin von Steinfeld; Ebroin von Steinfeld; Everwinus Steinfeldensis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 1152 |
| Place of death | Steinfeld (Kall) |