St. Frederick
Patron against deafness
Died: 838
St. Frederick, Bishop of Utrecht, Martyr Frederick was trained in piety and sacred learning among the clergy of the Church of Utrecht. Being ordained priest, he was charged by Bishop Ricfried with the care of instructing converts, and about 825 he was chosen to succeed him as bishop of Utrecht. The new bishop at once began to establish order everywhere, and sent St. Odulf and other zealous and virtuous labourers into the northern parts to dispel the paganism which still subsisted there.
According to tradition St. Frederick became involved in the difficulties between the sons of the emperor, Louis the Debonair, and their father and step-mother. During these disturbances the party of the young princes charged the Empress Judith with numerous immoralities. Whatever may have been the truth of these stories, St. Frederick is said to have admonished her of them, with charity but with the effect of drawing upon himself the fury and resentment of the empress. He also got himself disliked elsewhere. The inhabitants of Walcheren were barbarous and most averse from the Gospel. On which account, St. Frederick, when he sent priests in the northern part of his diocese, took this most dangerous and difficult part chiefly to himself; and nothing gave him more trouble than marriages contracted within the forbidden decrees and the separation of the parties (that the union of Louis and Judith was itself incestuous was an afterthought of hagiographers).
The story goes on that, on July 18, 838, after St. Frederick had celebrated Mass and was about to make his thanksgiving, he was stabbed by two assassins. He died in a few minutes, reciting that verse of Psalm 144, "I will praise the Lord in the land of the living". The eleventh century author of his life says that these assassins were employed by the Empress Judith, who could not pardon the liberty he had taken to reprove her sins, and was incited thereto by her husband. William of Malmesbury and others repeat the same; but later writers, such as Baronius and Mabillon, think that they were rather sent by some of the inhabitants of Walcheren. And this seems the more likely opinion: for no contemporary makes the charge against Judith and it is not at all in consonance with the attitude of Louis towards episcopal authority and Christian conduct. St.
Frederick composed a prayer to the Blessed Trinity which for many ages was used in the Netherlands. The reputation of his sanctity appears from a poem of Rabanus Maurus, his contemporary, in praise of his virtues.
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I would love to know this prayer to the Trinity composed by our Father among the Saints Frederick! Since it was used for centuries in the Netherlands, it should be available somewhere...
THIS BRINGS ME A SENSE OF BELONGING-''I WILL PRAISE THE LORD IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING''. I AM A VOICE OF FREDERICK TO MANKIND AND SHALL REMAIN A PARTNER WITH THE PATRON SAINT FOR THE DEAF.TSC-KENYA,NAIROBI.0721264438
St. Frederick, Thanks for your intercession, since my daughter Jissy is progressing well with her studies at Utrecht University. Please continue to pray for us.
St. frederick pray for all those who have difficulty in accepting the Faith and the Catholic Church in its endevour to spread Christ love to the ends of the earth. PRAY for our children too ASPIRE TO BE PRIESTS AS WELL As NUNS.May all the catholics who have left the curch for whatever reason return to be part of such a beautiful and heroic part of Gods family
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Happy Name's Day!
Gezuar Diten e Emrit!
Please Lord, raise up a good researcher in Holland to find us a cooy of the Hymn that St. Frederick wrote in honor of the Trinity. He is buried in the Church of the Most Holy Trinity in Utrecht, as far as we know. Perhaps the archivist theire can be of help. Thank you for your help.
thank you so much for the work done so Please keep on up dating me on the saint of the day.A blessed day bye
Thank you for posting this information. A very special person asked if he were named for a saint and I really didn't know so I sought the answer here. Again, thanks. Incidentally, the ethnic origins of St. Frederick are important to this family.
I am not a saint, but rather a sinner. I have known of Saint Frederick for many a years now, but could never find out who he was. Thank you for the info you have posted.
St. Frederick, please pray for my daughter Jissy, who is doing her doctorate at Utrecht now.
You are doing well and I please beg To up date via any thing reached upon.
Have a good mission always.Bye
ST.FREDERICK COMPOSED PRAYER TOTHE BLESSED TRINITY KINDLY THE PRAYER TO EMAIL THANKYOU
Saint Frederick please pray for us. Please help me pray with my tattering relationship with someone...Thank you St. Frederick.
Thank you for developing more information about St. Frederick, Bishop & Martyr,
There is a large statue dedicated to this saint in the Catholic Cathedral of Muenster, German. In the 800's the time of his ministry he covered this general area of Western Europe. We are planning the St. Frederick Village & Chapel for active retirees in Fredericksburg, Texas. Yes, our city's patron saint is St. Frederick. I just got in a nice medal that bears his image. It is available from the Catholic Discount Store, 3223 Biggers Rd., Concord NC 28025.. Please take a look at our website: http://www.saintfrederickassociation.com
God bless you to be a blessing even moreso! Deacon Kenn Knopp
my middle is fredrick and i wanted to find out if there was a saint fredrick i asked a parish priest if there was a saint fredrick he said i don't know i looked on the net and i found this
The history-information about the saints is really important, in order to enforce my faith. Thanks and blessings
St. Frederick seems to be a fairly obscure saint. As a saint, he deserves to have his story told clearly and accurately.
Loving prayer, & having the "gift of prayer", I'd love to learn this particular prayer St. Fredrick composed to the "Trinity", does anyone out there know this prayer?? If so , would you please send it to me??? Thank you for your prayerful consideration!!!!!
i really need this for my confirmation thank you so much
this saint rocks...