Saint Radboud
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He was a descendant of the last King of the Frisians
King of the Frisians
Like most other German tribes, Frisian origin rests in the 5th century with leaders who named themselves kings. The earlier kings must be considered as some kind of warleaders, whose side was chosen by local powers and only during the time they were at war...
. He spent his youth with his uncle Gunther, Archbishop of Cologne. After that, he served at the court of Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald
Charles the Bald , Holy Roman Emperor and King of West Francia , was the youngest son of the Emperor Louis the Pious by his second wife Judith.-Struggle against his brothers:He was born on 13 June 823 in Frankfurt, when his elder...
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When he was appointed as bishop of Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
in 900, the city was in ruins after a number of Norman
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
raids. Like his predecessors, he was seated instead at Deventer
Deventer
Deventer is a municipality and city in the Salland region of the Dutch province of Overijssel. Deventer is largely situated on the east bank of the river IJssel, but also has a small part of its territory on the west bank. In 2005 the municipality of Bathmen Deventer is a municipality and city in...
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He died in Ootmarsum
Ootmarsum
Ootmarsum is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is a part of the municipality of Dinkelland, and lies about 10 km north of Oldenzaal. It received city rights in 1325....
in 917. His feast date is November 29.
In the city of Nijmegen, the Netherlands, a university and a hospital are named after him: Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University Nijmegen
Radboud University Nijmegen is a public university with a strong focus on research in Nijmegen, the Netherlands...
and University Medical Center St Radboud
University Medical Center St Radboud
The Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre , is the teaching hospital affiliated with the Radboud University Nijmegen, in the city of Nijmegen in the eastern-central part of The Netherlands....
, the latter being a part of the medical faculty of the university.
Further reading
- F. Rädle, "Bischof Radbod von Utrecht", Die deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters: Verfasserlexikon, 2e ed.; dl. 7: 962-965 (with a survey of Radboud's published writings)
- B. Ahlers, Die ältere Fassung der Vita Radbodi (Frankfurt-Bern, 1976)
- M. Carasso-Kok, Repertorium van verhalende historische bronnen uit de Middeleeuwen (Den Haag, 1981); kritisch overzicht van aan Radboud toegeschreven werken (nrs. 8, 18, 52, 53, 62, 80, 88, 89, 352) en van de heiligenlevens over Radboud (nr. 75)
- Vita Radbodi/ Het leven van Radboud, toegelicht, bezorgd en vertaald door Peter Nissen en Vincent Hunink (Nijmegen 2004)
- A. G. Weiler, "Sint Radboud, bisschop van Utrecht [Deventer] van 899/900 tot 917. Pastor, geleerde, historicus, dichter en componist", Trajecta, tijdschrift voor geschiedenis van het katholiek leven in Nederland; 12 (2003) 97-115
- René Veenman, "Radbouds Over de zwaluw", in: Madoc; 19 (2005): 194-203