Norbert of Xanten, O. Praem (c. 1075 – 6 June 1134) (Gennep-Magdeburg), also known as Norbert Gennep, was Archbishop of Magdeburg, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Norbert was canonized by Pope Gregory XIII in the year 1582, and his statue appears above the Piazza colonnade of St. Peter's Square in Rome. (Full article...)
Attributes: monstrance; cross with two beams
Patronage: Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic), invoked during childbirth for safe delivery; Magdeburg
See also: Marcellin Champagnat, France