Saint Emeric | |
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 Saint Emeric of Hungary | |
| Prince andheir to theHungarian throne | |
| Born | 1007 Székesfehérvár |
| Died | September 2, 1031 Hegyközszentimre(assumed place) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1083,Székesfehérvár by Pope Gregory VII |
| Majorshrine | St. Emeric's Church,Székesfehérvár |
| Feast | November 5, inHungary: September 4 (burial of his relics) |
| Attributes | Boar,LilyStem,Sword[1] |
| Patronage | Youth, Hungarian Americans |
Emeric (Hungarian:Szent Imre herceg), alsoEmericus,Emerick, Emery or Emory. Venerated asSaint Emeric (c. 1007 – 2 September 1031), was the son of KingStephen I of Hungary andGiselle of Bavaria.
Emeric is believed to have been the second son of Stephen I. Named after his maternal uncle, EmperorHenry II, he was the only one of Stephen’s sons to survive into adulthood.[2]
Emeric was educated in a strict and ascetic spirit by the Benedictine monks fromVenice,Gerard, from the age of 15 to 23. He was intended to be the next monarch of Hungary, and his father wrote hisAdmonitions to prepare him for this task. His father tried to make Emeric co-heir still in his lifetime.
He married in the year 1022. The identity of his wife is disputed. Some say it wasIrene Monomachina, a relative of Byzantine emperorConstantine IX Monomachos,[3] or a female member of theArgyros family to which Byzantine emperorRomanos III Argyros belonged. Other say it wasPatricissa of Croatia, the daughter ofKrešimir III of Croatia. Another possible person may have beenAdelaide/Rixa of Poland or one of her unnamed sisters.
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The succession plans of Emeric's father could never be fulfilled: on 2 September 1031, at age 24, Emeric was killed by aboar while hunting. It is assumed[2] that this happened in Hegyközszentimre (presentlySântimreu,Romania). He was buried in theSzékesfehérvár Basilica. Several wondroushealings andconversions happened at his grave, so on 5 November 1083King Ladislaus I unearthed Emeric's bones in a large ceremony, and Emeric wascanonised for his pious life and purity along with his father and BishopGerard of Csanád byPope Gregory VII.
Emeric is most commonly depicted wearingknight’s armor, acrown, and holding alily. Some people claim that the Italian explorerAmerigo Vespucci—after whom theAmericas are named—was named in his honor, though there is no definitive evidence to support thisetymology.[4]
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