Evermode of Ratzeburg
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Saint Evermod (died 1178) was one of the first Norbertines
Premonstratensian
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré, also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines, or in Britain and Ireland as the White Canons , are a Catholic religious order of canons regular founded at Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later became Archbishop of Magdeburg...

. In 1134 he became abbot
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...

 of Gottesgnaden and later of Magdeburg
Magdeburg
Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....

. In 1154 he became the first bishop of Ratzeburg. Succeeded by Saint Isfrid
Isfrid of Ratzeburg
-Religious Life:In 1159, Isfrid was appointed the Provost of Jerichow before becoming the successor of Saint Evermode as second bishop of Ratzeburg, in 1179.-References:...

 as Bishop of Ratzeburg after his death in 1178.

He was buried in Ratzeburg
Ratzeburg
Ratzeburg is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is surrounded by four lakes—the resulting isthmuses between the lakes form the access lanes to the town. Ratzeburg is the capital of the Kreis of Lauenburg.-History:...

 cathedral.

His feast day
Calendar of saints
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 is 17 February.

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