Yoder is a surname of Swiss German origin of which the original spelling is Joder. It originated from the Canton of Bern in Switzerland . The name dates back to at least 1260, and is a shortened version of the name Theodore .
11-596: Saint Yoder (died c. 400 ) is a patron saint of Valais , probably the first bishop of Octodurum . Joderhuebel — German for Yoder Hill — is a natural fortress on the Emme River in the Swiss Canton of Bern . German researcher Karl Joder of Ludwigshafen am Rhein believes that the Yoder family was established in the region surrounding the hill before recorded history. The oldest known documentation of
22-601: A legend that the pope gifted a church bell to the saint, who forced the devil to carry the bell across Theodul Pass (formerly Matterjoch , the naming of the pass after the saint is a 17th-century tradition). According to legend, metal particles from this original bell of Sitten were used in the casting of later bells. Theodulhorn and Theodul Glacier are in turn named for Theodul Pass. Theodul Pass Theodul Pass , elevation 3,295 metres (10,810 ft), ( German : Theodulpass , Italian : Colle del Teodulo , French : Col de Saint-Théodule , Walser German : Theoduljoch )
33-528: Is a common surname among the Amish and Mennonites . Saint Yoder Saint Theodore of Octodurum (also of Sion , of Grammont ; German Theodor von Sitten , locally Joder ; also known as Theodulus , French Théodule , Latin Theodolus Sedunensis etc.; 4th century) is the first known bishop of Octodurum , Alpes Poeninae province (present-day Martigny , Valais , Switzerland ). He
44-736: Is a high mountain pass across the eastern Pennine Alps , connecting Zermatt in the Swiss canton of Valais and Breuil-Cervinia in the Italian region of Aosta Valley . Theodul Pass is the lowest and the easiest pass between the valleys of Zermatt and Valtournanche . The pass lies between the Matterhorn on the west and the Breithorn on the east and is overlooked by the Theodulhorn and Testa Grigia . The Rifugio del Teodulo (hut)
55-695: Is located just above the pass. The east side of the pass is covered by large glaciers part of the Theodul Glacier system and is part of a year-round ski area. On the Italian side, the pass can be reached from Breuil-Cervinia by a dead-end trail. On the Swiss side, trails go up from Trockener Steg and Gandegg Hut . In 1965, Percy Stallard (aged 55) rode his bicycle solo over the Theodul Pass. The Rough Stuff Fellowship, an organisation for enthusiasts of cross-country cycling, acknowledged that it
66-472: Is possible that three distinct historical bishops with the name Theodulus or Theodorus are venerated as a single saint. The relics of Theodore, transferred to Sion probably in the 6th century, were lost during the French occupation of 1798. There are also accounts of his relics being moved to Bischofszell and by Ulrich of Augsburg to Ottobeuren . His attribute is a devil bearing a bell. This represents
77-560: Is the patron saint of Valais and of the Walser . His feast day is 16 or 26 August. He is known to have participated in the Council of Aquileia in 381, his presence being preserved on the attendance list as Theodorus Episcopus Octodorensis . He was also one of the signatories of a letter addressed by the Synod of Milan to Pope Siricius early in 390, informing him of their condemnation of
88-574: The Duchy of Baden, Alsace (Elsass) and Switzerland also left Europe at French ports like Le Havre . After taking the oath of allegiance to the English Crown, the Germans spread out into the area of southeastern Pennsylvania, looking for good land and places to make their new homes. They settled first in what are now Bucks , Montgomery , Chester , Lancaster , and Berks Counties. Today, Yoder
99-671: The Yoder family is a 1260 record of the birth of a Peter Joder in Joderhuebel . Yoders were a part of a larger German migration to America between 1650 and 1730. When the Quaker William Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania , he opened it to all religious faiths, allowing complete religious freedom and worship. He sent agents into the Rhine Valley and the Rhineland-Palatinate announcing
110-509: The monk Jovinian and his followers. He is said to have discovered the tomb of Saint Maurice , at which place he established the Abbey of St. Maurice, Agaunum . Aloys Lütolf placed the beginning of his episcopate in the 340s, which would amount to a reign of more than forty years. At first, he would not have had a fixed seat and in some sources is known as "bishop of the Helvetians". It
121-470: The opportunities for settlement in his colony and assuring emigrants they would be allowed freedom of worship. Germans of all faiths came to the new colony by the thousands. They found their way down the Rhine River to Rotterdam , the great Dutch port, and embarked on slow sailing boats for Philadelphia . Between 1700 and 1775 more than sixty thousand Germans came to America. Some ethnic Germans from
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