Died January 23, c. 880. Saint Maimbod was a martyr who went to Alsace
from Ireland as a missionary. Maimbod was a pilgrim to the tombs of many
saints, as he wandered he spread the faith throughout northern Italy and
Gaul. In Burgundy a nobleman gave him hospitality and unsuccessfully
pressed him to settle there. Upon Maimbod's departure, the nobleman gave
Maimbod a pair of gloves as a reminder to pray for him. He was praying
at the church of Domnipetra near Katlenbrunn eight
miles from Besancon, when he was set upon by some robbers who believed
he had money because he was wearing gloves. When miracles began to occur
at his tomb in Domnipetra, Count Aszo of Monteliard asked the blind
Bishop Berengarius for a gift of the saint's relics. Berengarius
delegated the translation ceremony to his coadjutor, Bishop Stephen.
During the rite, Berengarius miraculously received his sight and
instituted a feast in honour of the saint. Maimbod's relics were
destroyed in the 16th century
(
Attwater2,
Benedictines,
Coulson,
D'Arcy,
Encyclopaedia,
Fitzpatrick,
O'Hanlon,
O'Kelly).