Hoger of Bremen-Hamburg, St.
HOGER OF BREMEN-HAMBURG, ST.
Archbishop; d. Dec. 20, 916? His origins and early life are unknown. He became a monk at the Abbey of corvey, and from there was called to assist the aging Archbishop adalgar of bremen (d. 909), whom he succeeded. Although his diocese was much troubled by invasions of Slavs and Magyars, Hoger scrupulously upheld diocesan and monastic discipline. Little else is known of his episcopal career, but ancient tradition testifies to his sanctity. He was buried in the Church of St. Michael, and c. 1036 his remains were transferred to the main basilica.
Feast: Dec. 20 or 29.
Bibliography: j. mabillon, Acta sanctorum ordinis S. Benedicti, 9 v. (Paris 1668–1701; 2d ed. Venice 1733–40) 5:24. adamus bremensis, Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum, ed. b. schmeidler in Monumenta Germaniae Scriptores rerum Germanicarum (Berlin 1825–), bk. 1, ch. 50–52; History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen, tr. f. j. tschan (New York 1959).
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