Imerius of Immertal
Imerius of Immertal was a monk, hermit, and missionary in the present Swiss Jura. The names of the towns of Saint-Imier and Saint-Ismier refer to him.
Imerius was born in Lugnez, a small village now 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, a monastery was built over his tomb.
Literature
- Pierre-Olivier Walzer, La vie des saints du Jura, Réclère, p. 99–132.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz. italic=no. In Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon. Vol. 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990,, p. 875.
Category:620 deaths
Category:7th-century Christian saints
Category:Year of birth unknown