20-531: Norbert [REDACTED] Norbert of Xanten Gender Male Language(s) Germanic , Hungarian , French , Polish , Slovak Origin Meaning nord + beraht (north + bright) Region of origin Germanic Other names Nickname(s) Norb, Norbie, or Bert Related names Norbaer , Norberto , Bert Norbert
40-540: A community that would be somewhat monastic as far as house ministry. The whole idea was that his active priests needed an ascetic and contemplative haven and that was the purpose of the abbey discipline. Norbert chose a valley in the Forest of Coucy (a grant from Barthélemy de Jur , the Bishop of Laon ), about 10 miles from Laon, named Prémontré . Hugh of Fosses, Evermode of Ratzeburg , Antony of Nivelles, seven students of
60-706: A religious order in the Diocese of Laon in France. On Christmas Day, 1120, Norbert established the Canons Regular of Prémontré . For a Rule of life, Norbert chose the Rule of St. Augustine as was common among communities of priests -‘canons’. In addition he adapted some of the customs of the Cistercians. Even more of these would be brought in later by Norbert's successor, Abbot Hugh of Fosse. In effect he produced
80-8086: Is a Germanic given name and infrequent surname , from nord "north" and berht "bright". People with the given name [ edit ] Academia [ edit ] Norbert Angermann (born 1936), German historian Norbert A’Campo (born 1941), Swiss mathematician Norbert Berkowitz (1924–2001), Canadian scientist Norbert Bischofberger (born 1954), Austrian scientist Norbert Bolz (born 1953), German philosopher Norbert Elias (1897–1990), German Jewish sociologist Norbert Fuhr (born 1956), German computer scientist Norbert Geng (born 1965), German legal scholar Norbert Guterman (1900–1984), American translator Norbert von Hellingrath (1888-1916), German literary scholar Norbert Hirschhorn (born 1938), American physician Norbert Hornstein , American linguist Norbert Jokl (1877–1942?), Austrian Jewish linguist Norbert Klatt (1949–2015), German religious scholar Norbert Leser (1933–2014), Austrian political scientist Norbert Lynton (1927–2007), British art historian Norbert Rillieux (1806-1894), American inventor and engineer Norbert M. Samuelson (1936-2022), American Jewish philosopher Norbert Wiener (1894-1964), American mathematician and philosopher Arts and literature [ edit ] Norbert Francis Attard (born 1951), Maltese artist Norbert Balatsch (1928–2020), Austrian conductor and choirmaster Norbert Bisky (born 1970), German painter Norbert Blei (1935–2013), American writer Norbert Brainin (1923–2005), Austrian Jewish violinist Norbert Brodine (1896–1970), American cinematographer Norbert Brunner (artist) (born 1969), Austrian artist Norbert Burgmüller (1810–1836), German composer Norbert Leo Butz (born 1967), American actor Norbert Christian (1925–1976), German actor Norbert Daum (born 1948), Austrian musician Norbert Davis (1909–1949), American writer Norbert Falk (1872–1932), Austrian screenwriter Norbert Frýd (1913–1976), Czech writer Norbert Gastell (1929-2015), German voice actor Norbert Glanzberg (1910–2001), French Jewish composer Norbert Goeneutte (1854–1894), French illustrator Norbert Grund (1717–1767), Czech painter Norbert Hummelt (born 1962), German poet Norbert Jacques (1880–1954), Luxembourgish novelist Norbert Klassen (1941–2011), German performance artist Norbert Kox (1945–2018), American artist Norbert Kraft (born 1950), Canadian musician Norbert Kricke (1922–1984), German sculptor Norbert Krief (born 1956), French musician Norbert Kuchinke (1940–2013), German actor Norbert Kückelmann (1930–2017), German film director Norbert H. J. Nozy (born 1952), Belgian musician Norbert Weisser (born 1946), German actor Politics [ edit ] Norbert Aleksiewicz (1948–1994), Polish politician Norbert Barlicki (1880–1941), Polish politician Norbert Barthle (born 1952), German politician Norbert Blüm (1935–2020), German politician Norbert Darabos (born 1964), Austrian politician Norbert Dumas (1812–1869), French Canadian politician Norbert Dumont , Luxembourgish politician Norbert Erdős (born 1972), Hungarian politician Norbert Geis (born 1939), German politician Norbert Glante (born 1952), German politician Norbert Haupert (born 1940), Luxembourgish politician Norbert van Heyst , (born 1944), German Army commander Norbert Hofer (born 1971), Austrian politician Norbert Hougardy (1909–1985), Belgian politician Norbert Keenan (1864–1954), Australian politician Norbert Klein (politician) (1956-2021), Dutch politician Norbert Lammert (born 1948), German politician Norbert Loizeau , Seychellois politician Norbert Mamangy , Malagasy politician Norbert Röttgen (born 1965), German politician Religion [ edit ] Norbert of Xanten (c. 1080–1134), Roman Catholic bishop and saint Norbert Brunner (bishop) (born 1942), Swiss Roman Catholic bishop Norbert D'Souza , Indian Roman Catholic leader Norbert Dorsey (1929–2013), American Roman Catholic bishop Norbert Felix Gaughan (1921–1999), American Roman Catholic bishop Norbert Klein (1866–1933), Czech Roman Catholic bishop Sports [ edit ] Norbert Alblas (born 1994), Dutch footballer Norbert Balogh (born 1996), Hungarian footballer Norbert Beuls (1957–2014), Belgian footballer Norbert Brami (born 1937), Tunisian fencer Norbert Brige (born 1964), French athlete Norbert Csernyánszki (born 1976), Hungarian footballer Norbert Csiki (born 1991), Hungarian footballer Norbert Csölle (born 1992), Hungarian footballer Norbert Callens (1924–2005), Belgian cyclist Norbert Dickel (born 1961), German footballer Norbert Dobeleit (born 1964), German athlete Norbert Domnik (born 1964), Austrian triathlete Norbert Dürpisch (born 1952), German cyclist Norbert Düwel (born 1968), German football manager Norbert Eder (1955–2019), German footballer Norbert Eilenfeldt (born 1956), German footballer Norbert Eschmann (1933–2009), French-Swiss footballer Norbert Ettner (born 1977), German shooter Norbert Farkas (alpine skier) (born 1992), Hungarian alpine skier Norbert Farkas (footballer born 1977) , Hungarian footballer Norbert Farkas (footballer born 1992) , Hungarian footballer Norbert Felsinger (born 1939), Austrian figure skater Norbert Gombos (born 1990), Slovak tennis player Norbert Grudzinski (born 1977), German footballer Norbert Gyömbér (born 1992), Slovak footballer Norbert Hahn (born 1954), German luger Norbert Hajdú (born 1982), Hungarian footballer Norbert Hauata (born 1979), French Polynesian football referee Norbert Haug (born 1952), German motorsport executive Norbert Hayes (1896–1945), American football player Norbert Heffler (born 1995), Hungarian footballer Norbert Hof (1944–2020), Austrian footballer Norbert Hofmann (footballer, born 1951) , German footballer Norbert Hofmann (footballer, born 1972) , German footballer Norbert Holzknecht (born 1976), Austrian alpine skier Norbert Holík (born 1972), Slovak paralympian Norbert Hosnyánszky (born 1984), Hungarian water polo player Norbert Hrnčár (born 1970), Slovak football player Norbert Huber (born 1964), Italian luger Norbert Huda (born 1950), German diver Norbert Janzon (born 1950), German footballer Norbert Jaskot (born 1971), Polish fencer Norbert Kalucza (born 1986), Hungarian boxer Norbert Kerckhove (1932–2006), Belgian cyclist Norbert Kerényi (born 1976), Hungarian footballer Norbert Keßlau (born 1962), German rower Norbert Klaar (born 1954), German shooter Norbert Kovács (footballer) (born 1977), Hungarian footballer Norbert Kovács (swimmer) (born 1988), Hungarian swimmer Norbert Kállai (born 1984), Hungarian footballer Norbert König (born 1958), German sports presenter Norbert Könyves (born 1989), Hungarian footballer Norbert Lattenstein (born 1984), Hungarian footballer Norbert Lichtenegger (born 1951), Austrian footballer Norbert Lipusz (born 1986), Hungarian footballer Norbert Madaras (born 1979), Hungarian water polo player Norbert Manyande (born 1979), Zimbabwean cricketer Norbert Nachtweih (born 1957), German footballer Norbert Nigbur (born 1948), German footballer Norbert "Nobby" Stiles (1942-2020), English footballer Norbert Thimm (born 1949), German basketball player Other fields [ edit ] Norbert Casteret (1897–1987), French cave explorer Norbert Denef (born 1949), German victim's advocate Norbert Holl , German diplomat Norbert Holm (1895–1962), German soldier Norbert Kröcher (1950–2016), German left-wing revolutionary Norbert Lossau (born 1962), German librarian People with
100-569: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Norbert of Xanten 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
120-566: Is now western Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and northern France, being credited with a number of miracles. In settlement after settlement he encountered a demoralized clergy, lonely, often practicing concubinage and feeling that the official Church cared little about them. In Paris he would have witnessed the Canons of St. Victor , who had adopted the ascetic ideals of William of Champeaux . At Clairvaux and Citeaux he would have seen
140-692: The Cistercian reforms among the monks. He also became acquainted with the Cistercian administrative system that created an international federation of monasteries with fair amount of centralized power, though local houses had a certain amount of independence. These reforms, written up in their “Charter of Charity” would affect him significantly in his own future work. At the Council of Reims in October 1119, Pope Calixtus II requested Norbert to found
160-560: The schism following the election of Pope Innocent II in 1130, Norbert supported Innocent and resisted Antipope Anacletus II . In Norbert's last years, he was chancellor and adviser to Lothair II, the Holy Roman Emperor, persuading him to lead an army in 1133 to Rome to restore Innocent to the papacy. When Norbert died in Magdeburg on 6 June 1134, both the canons at the cathedral and the canons at St. Mary's Abbey claimed
180-589: The "Apostle of Antwerp". In 1126 Pope Honorius II appointed Norbert to the Archbishopric of Magdeburg , where he put into practice the precepts he instituted at Prémontré. Several assassination attempts were made as he began to reform the lax discipline of his see. He was instrumental in protecting the Church's rights against the secular power during the Investiture Controversy . In
200-531: The Piazza colonnade of St. Peter's Square in Rome. St. Norbert pursued worldly pleasures in the early part of his life. Even after he was ordained a subdeacon, he continued to live in a state of worldliness. He declined higher religious roles because he didn't want the restraints that came with the positions. He later underwent a profound conversion after he was thrown from a horse when a bolt of lightning frightened
220-558: The Premonstratensian order. Norbert Falk Norbert Falk , also credited as Fred Orbing , (5 November 1872, Weißkirchen - 16 September 1932, Berlin ) was an Austrian journalist and writer, most notable as a screenwriter for German films made under the Weimar Republic , such as Madame Dubarry (1919), Anna Boleyn (1920), Rosita (1923) and Der Kongreß tanzt (1931). This article about
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#1732772194392240-642: The United Kingdom, South America, Zaire, South Africa, India and Australia are involved in education, parochial ministry, university chaplaincy also youth work. St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wisconsin , is the first institution of higher education to be founded by the Norbertine order . St. Norbert College also houses the Center for Norbertine Studies, a collaborative partnership between the college and
260-577: The animal. Following this incident, he went to Xanten and pursued a devout, penitent life. He adopted such strict discipline that it killed his first three disciples. This may be why he failed to reform the canons of Xanten , who denounced him as an innovator at the Council of Fritzlar in 1118. He then resigned his benefice, sold all his property and gave the proceeds to the poor. He visited Pope Gelasius II , who gave him permission to become an itinerant preacher and he preached throughout lands in what
280-625: The body. The two parties resorted to Lothair III who decreed the body should be buried in the Norbertine Abbey. In 1524, Martin Luther preached in the city and, as a result, Magdeburg became a Protestant city. Numerous attempts were made over the centuries by the Abbey of Strahov in Prague to retrieve Norbert's body. Only after several military defeats at the hand of Emperor Ferdinand II
300-516: The celebrated school of Anselm , and Ralph of Laon were among his first thirteen disciples. By the next year the community had grown to 40. They all took their vows and the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré was founded. The young community at first lived in huts of wood and clay, arranged like a camp around the chapel of Saint John the Baptist , but they soon built a larger church and a monastery for
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340-554: The new order, but Norbert counseled him to remain a layman and marry. Norbert prescribed a few rules and invested Theobald with the white scapular of the order, and thus, in 1122, the Third Order of St. Norbert was instituted. He continued to preach throughout France, Belgium and Germany and was successful in combatting a eucharistic heresy in Antwerp proposed by one Tanchelm . In commemoration of this, Norbert has been proclaimed
360-745: The religious who joined them in increasing numbers. Going to Cologne to obtain relics for their church, Norbert is said to have discovered, through a dream, the spot where those of Ursula and her companions, of Gereon , and of other martyrs lay hidden. In 1125/6, the constitution for the order was approved by Pope Honorius II . Norbert gained adherents in Germany, France, Belgium and Hungary, and houses of his order were founded in Floreffe, Viviers, St-Josse, Ardenne, Cuissy, Laon, Liège, Antwerp, Varlar, Kappenberg, Nagyvárad ( Oradea / Großwardein ) and elsewhere. Count Theobald II of Champagne wanted to enter
380-510: The surname [ edit ] Guillaume Norbert (born 1980), French footballer Ludwig Norbert (born 1983), French footballer See also [ edit ] Hurricane Norbert (disambiguation) Norbert (dog) Norberto Norbit St. Norbert (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to
400-507: Was the abbot of Strahov able to claim the body. On 2 May 1627 the body was finally brought to Prague where it remains to this day, displayed as an auto-icon in a glass-fronted tomb. Norbert was canonized by Pope Gregory XIII in the year 1582, and his statue appears above the Piazza colonnade of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Premonstratensian (or Norbertine) Canons in Europe, the US, Canada,
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