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Deochar is a hermit in the Franconia forests near Fulda, an area in modern Germany. He was a spiritual student of Blessed Alcuin at Aachen, Germany. He became a Benedictine monk and first abbot of Herriedon abbey; he was chosen for the position by Blessed Charlemagne. He was appointed as missus regius (king‘s messenger), a royal office, in 802. He helped translate the relics to Saint Boniface to Fulda in 819. He attended the synod of Mainz, Germany in 829. A famous miracle ascribed to him was healing a young boy‘s blindness by prayer.
Born
- late 8th century, probably in Bavaria, Germany
Died
- 847 at the abbey of Herriedon, Germany of natural causes
- interred in the church of Saint Vitus
- some relics were moved to Saint Lawrence church, Nuernberg, Germany in 1316
- these relics were moved to Eichstätt, Germany in 1845
Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
Patronage
- blind people
- eye patients
– - Eichstätt, Germany
Representation
- man enthroned under Christ among the apostles
- man giving thanks before an altar while nearby is the boy whose blindness was healed
- man standing in front of an open tomb, which may be identified as that of Saint Boniface
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-deochar/
