January 21
Meinrad of Einsiedeln
Priest, hermit, and martyr
Practical advice
Generously welcome someone today who interrupts your plans to ask for help.
Biography
A ninth-century priest and monk, he left cenobitic life to live as a hermit near Lake Zurich. He welcomed those who came to him and was killed by robbers; his hermitage gave rise to Einsiedeln Abbey.
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HospitalityEremitical life