Imerius of Immertal

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name= Saint Imerius of Immertal
birth_date=ca. 570 AD
death_date=ca. 620 AD
feast_day= November 12
venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church


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Imerius (Himerius, Imier, Immer) of Immertal (d. ca. 620 AD) was a monk, hermit, and missionary in the Swiss Jura. The name of the town of Saint-Imier refers to him.

Imerius was born in Lugnez, a small village in the Canton of Jura about 570. He spent some time in Lausanne and made a voyage to Palestine. After he had returned he lived in the valley of Saint-Imier as a hermit. The legend says that bishop Marius of Lausanne gave him the piece of land at Saint-Imier as a present, but this legend is historical very uncertain. In the 9th century, it was built a monastery over his tomb.

Literature

* Pierre-Olivier Walzer, "La vie des saints du jura", Réclère (1979), p. 99 - 132. (French)