Ulrich of Augsburg
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Ulrich of Augsburg, sometimes spelled Uodalric or Odalrici, was Prince-Bishop of Augsburg in the Holy Roman Empire. He was the first saint to be canonised not by a local authority but by a pope.
Oil painting by Leonhard Beck
Left wing of an altar: St. Ulrich by the Master of Messkirch (1535 and 1540)
Votive tablet depicting the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne and Saint Leopold, Ulrich and Andrew by Rueland Frueauf the Younger
Statue of S. Ulrich in a church in Gora Oljka (Slovenia)
Saint Afra
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Saint Afra was martyred during the Diocletian persecution. Along with Saint Ulrich & St Simpert, she is a patron saint of Augsburg. Her feast day is August 7. Afra was dedicated to the service of the
Ulrich of Augsburg
…ones, and by canonical visitations and synods; he provided for the poor, and rebuilt decayed churches and monasteries. He built churches in honor of Saint Afra and Saint John and founded the monastery of St. Stephen for Benedictine nuns. For purposes of obtaining relics he went on two journeys to Rome, in 910…
Saint Afra, by the Master of Messkirch, c. 1535–1540
Tomb of Saint Afra in Augsburg