Isfrid of Ratzeburg
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In 1159, Isfrid was appointed the Provost of JerichowJerichow
Jerichow is a town in the Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, northwest of Genthin....
before becoming the successor of Saint Evermode
Evermode of Ratzeburg
Saint Evermod was one of the first Norbertines. In 1134 he became abbot of Gottesgnaden and later of Magdeburg. In 1154 he became the first bishop of Ratzeburg. Succeeded by Saint Isfrid as Bishop of Ratzeburg after his death in 1178.He was buried in Ratzeburg cathedral.His feast day is 17...
as second bishop of Ratzeburg, in 1179.