Otto of Bamberg
Saint Otto of Bamberg | |
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| Bishop and Confessor; Apostle of Pomerania | |
| Born | c. 1060 Mistelbach, Franconia(?) |
| Died | 30 June 1139 Bamberg, Franconia |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 1189, Rome by Pope Clement III |
| Major shrine | Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Feast | 2 July |
Otto of Bamberg (1060 or 1061 – 30 June 1139) was a German missionary and papal legate who converted much of medieval Pomerania to Christianity. He was the bishop of Bamberg from 1102 until his death. He was canonized in 1189.