Ekkehard of Huysburg
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The Blessed Ekkehard of Huysburg was a member of the cathedral chapter at Halberstadt
and Benedictine
abbot of Kloster Huysburg in Saxony-Anhalt
in Germany
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Ekkehard lived in the 11th century. In about 1070 he was appointed by Bishop Burchard II of Halberstadt as the spiritual director of the anchorite Pia, who lived to the north of Halberstadt in the mountainous area called the Huy.
After a short time other men and women gathered there, and Ekkehard founded in 1080 the double monastery (i.e., for both monks and nuns) of the Huysburg
("fortress on the Huy"), of which he was elected the first abbot. Bishop Burchard consecrated him the following year; he resigned the office of abbot three years later.
Ekkehard died 28 June 1084 and was buried in the abbey church of Huysburg.
In 1121 he was beatified. His feast day is 28 June.
Halberstadt
Halberstadt is a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and the capital of the district of Harz. It is located on the German Half-Timbered House Road and the Magdeburg–Thale railway....
and Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
abbot of Kloster Huysburg in Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
in Germany
Germany
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Ekkehard lived in the 11th century. In about 1070 he was appointed by Bishop Burchard II of Halberstadt as the spiritual director of the anchorite Pia, who lived to the north of Halberstadt in the mountainous area called the Huy.
After a short time other men and women gathered there, and Ekkehard founded in 1080 the double monastery (i.e., for both monks and nuns) of the Huysburg
Huysburg
Huysburg or Huysburg Priory , formerly Huysburg Abbey , is a Benedictine monastery situated on the Huy, a mountainous area near Halberstadt, in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany....
("fortress on the Huy"), of which he was elected the first abbot. Bishop Burchard consecrated him the following year; he resigned the office of abbot three years later.
Ekkehard died 28 June 1084 and was buried in the abbey church of Huysburg.
In 1121 he was beatified. His feast day is 28 June.