Evermode of Ratzeburg

Saint Evermode of Ratzeburg O.Praem
St. Evermode (centre), flanked by Sts. Ludolph and Isfrid
Religious, bishop, Light of the Saxons and Apostle of the Wends
Born	c. 1100 County of Hainaut, Holy Roman Empire
Died	17 February 1178 Ratzeburg, Prince-Bishopric of Ratzeburg, Holy Roman Empire
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church (Norbertine Canons Regular; Ratzeburg)
Canonized	1728 (cultus confirmed) by Pope Benedict XIII
Feast	17 February

Evermode, or Evermod (c. 1100 – 17 February 1178), was one of the first Premonstratensian canons regular, and became the lifelong companion of Norbert of Xanten, who founded the order in France in 1120. He is sometimes referred to as the "Apostle of the Wends".^[1]