St. Sergius and St. Bacehus

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Born: 1010 in Lambach an der Traun, Austria 

Died: 6 October 1090 at the abbey at Lambach, Austria of natural causes, buried in the abbey church 

Beatified: 1883 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed) 

Feast day: October 7

Son of Count Arnold II of Lambach, Austria and Countess Reginlint. 

Studied in the cathedral school at Würzburg, Germany, and in Paris, France. Member of the court of King Henry III. Helped found the Benedictine abbey of Lambach c.1040. 

Bishop of Würzburg, Germany in 1045. Worked for reform of the clergy and religious orders in his diocese, and helped broker the Peace of Speyer in 1075. 

Driven from his see in 1085 for supporting Pope Saint Gregory VII against Emperor Henry IV in the investiture controversy. Unable to govern his bishopric while in exile, he retired to the life of a monk at Lambach.