St. Conrad, Bishop of Constance (26 November): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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In today’s reading from The Lives of the Saints, Father Albin Butler recounts the holy life of St. Conrad, Bishop of Constance—a man of deep humility, noble lineage, unwavering piety, and tireless devotion to God. Born from the illustrious House of the Guelphs in Germany, St. Conrad dedicated his entire life to self-denial, pastoral care, charity, and reverence for the sacred mysteries. This profound biography highlights: • His noble ancestry and connection to Charlemagne • His early sanctity, devotion, and formation • His election as Bishop of Constance • His pilgrimages to the Holy Land • His deep reverence for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass • His virtues: humility, charity, simplicity, serenity • Miracles associated with his life and tomb • His canonization by Pope Callistus II St. Conrad stands as a powerful model of Christian virtue, pastoral zeal, and interior peace. 00:00 – Introduction 00:20 – Life of St. Conrad begins 00:23 – Noble House of the Guelphs 01:09 – Early lineage and heritage 01:57 – Birth and family of St. Conrad 02:14 – Education and early holiness 02:41 – Episcopal see of Constance 03:15 – Virtues of St. Conrad 03:59 – His ordination and election as bishop 04:39 – Building and endowing churches 05:01 – Pilgrimages to Jerusalem 05:32 – Reverence for the Mass (miracle of the spider) 06:02 – Charity, pastoral zeal, and his holy death 06:21 – His tomb and miracles 06:39 – Canonization and feast day https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/november/st-conrad-bishop-of-constance/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StConrad #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicHistory #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicChurch #MiraclesOfTheSaints #HolyMass #CatholicDevotion #ChristianVirtue #SensusFidelium #ButlerLivesOfTheSaints #CanonizedSaints #CatholicFaith