Erminold was a Benedictine

Benedictine

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 abbot. He was given to Hirschau Monastery, in Würzburg

Würzburg

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, Germany

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, as a small child. In 1110, he became the abbot of Lorsch

Lorsch

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, resigning and returning to Hirschau

Hirschau

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 when his election was disputed. In 1117, Erminold became abbot of Prüfening

Prüfening Abbey

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. 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.