Marian von Bardowick
Marian von Bardowick († November 3, 782 in Bardowick near Lüneburg ) was a deacon and messenger of faith on the lower Elbe . He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church .
Together with Egistius , the martyr Marian was probably a pupil of Willehads von Bremen . He was slain by pagans during the bloodily suppressed Saxony uprising in 782 .
Until the Reformation his relics were in Bardowick , where a church was dedicated to him, and in Verden .
The name is widespread in Poland, but also in the Czech Republic.
Remembrance day
November 3rd
Name meaning
The one who lives by the sea ( Latin .- German )
literature
- Monumenta Germaniae Historica .
- German Archive for Research into the Middle Ages (DA) , Volume 55.2, p. 727 (review)
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| SURNAME | Marian von Bardowick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marian; St. Marian von Bardowick |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Deacon and messenger of faith on the lower Elbe, saint |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 3, 782 |
| Place of death | Bardowick near Lüneburg |