Saint Norbert of Xanten

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Saint Norbert of Xanten was a 12th-century German church reformer, founder of the Premonstratensian (Norbertine) order, and later Archbishop of Magdeburg, known for his asceticism and efforts to renew clerical life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic archbishop
Catholic saint
Christian theologian
German person
founder of religious order
associatedWith Magdeburg Cathedral NERFINISHED
Prémontré NERFINISHED
Xanten Cathedral NERFINISHED
birthPlace Duchy of Cleves NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Xanten NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus canonized saint
centuryOfActivity 12th century
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathPlace Archbishopric of Magdeburg NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Magdeburg NERFINISHED
feastDay 6 June
founded Norbertine Order NERFINISHED
Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré NERFINISHED
Premonstratensian Order NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Norbert NERFINISHED
influenced Premonstratensian spirituality NERFINISHED
reform of canons regular
knownFor asceticism
founding the Premonstratensians
preaching
renewal of clerical life
memberOf Catholic Church NERFINISHED
movement church reform movement
nativeLanguage German
notableWork foundation of Premonstratensian monasteries
promotion of ecclesiastical discipline
reform of clerical life
occupation abbot
archbishop
church reformer
clergyman
patronage Bohemia NERFINISHED
Magdeburg NERFINISHED
Premonstratensian Order NERFINISHED
positionHeld Archbishop of Magdeburg NERFINISHED
Imperial Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

Christianity
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Premonstratensian Order NERFINISHED

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Norbert hasHistoricalBearer Saint Norbert of Xanten
Norbert hasHistoricalBearer Saint Norbert of Xanten
this entity surface form: Norbert of Xanten