Saint Emeric of Hungary
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| Saint Emeric of Hungary | |
|---|---|
 Saint Emeric of Hungary | |
| Prince | |
| Born | about 1000 to 1007 Veszprém |
| Died | September 2, 1031 Hegyközszentimre (assumed place) |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 1083 |
| Feast | November 5, in Hungary: September 4 (burial of his relics) |
| Attributes | Lily stem, sword |
- Note: There was also a king of Hungary named Imre (Emeric), who ruled from 1196 to 1204.
Emeric was educated in a strict and ascetic spirit by the bishop of Csanád, St. Gerhard (St. Gellért) from the age of 15 to 23. He was intended to be the next monarch of Hungary, and his father wrote admonitions to prepare him for this task. His father tried to make Emeric co-heir still in his lifetime.
He married in the year 1022.[2] The identity of his wife is disputed. Some say it was Irene Monomachina, a relative of Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, or a female member of the Argyros family to which Byzantine emperor Romanos III Argyros belonged. Other say it was Patricissa of Croatia, the daughter of Krešimir III of Croatia. Another possible person may have been Adelaide/Rixa of Poland or one of her unnamed sisters.
But his father's plans could never be fulfilled: on 2 September 1031, at age 24, Emeric was killed by a boar while hunting. It is assumed[1] that this happened in Hegyközszentimre (presently Sintimreu). He was buried in the church of Székesfehérvár. Several wondrous healings and conversions happened at his grave, so on 5th November 1083 King Ladislaus I unearthed Emeric's bones in a big ceremony, and Emeric was canonised for his pious life and purity along with his father and Bishop Gerhard by Pope Gregory VII.
St. Emeric is most often pictured in knight's armour with crown and lily.
Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer, and the namesake of the Americas was named after him.
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- ^ a b Sauser E, Biographisch-bibliograophisches Kirchenlexikon (German, title transl. "Biographic-bibliographic encyclopaedia of the Roman Catholic church") Vol XXI, pub. Bautz, 2003, ISBN 3-883-09038-7
- ^ Charles Cawley. "HUNGARY KINGS". Medieval Lands. Foundation of Medieval Genealogy. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HUNGARY.htm#Imredied1031. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
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