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Emeric was educated in a strict and ascetic spirit by the Benedictine monk from Venice, [[Gerard of Csanád|Gerard]], from the age of 15 to 23. He was intended to be the next monarch of Hungary, and his father wrote his ''[[Admonitions]]'' to prepare him for this task. His father tried to make Emeric co-heir still in his lifetime.
Emeric was educated in a strict and ascetic spirit by the Benedictine monk from Venice, [[Gerard of Csanád|Gerard]], from the age of 15 to 23. He was intended to be the next monarch of Hungary, and his father wrote his ''[[Admonitions]]'' to prepare him for this task. His father tried to make Emeric co-heir still in his lifetime.


He married in the year 1022.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HUNGARY.htm#Imredied1031|title=HUNGARY KINGS |publisher=Foundation of Medieval Genealogy|work=Medieval Lands|author=Charles Cawley|access-date=12 June 2010}}</ref> The identity of his wife is disputed. Some say it was [[Irene Monomachina]], a relative of Byzantine emperor [[Constantine IX Monomachos]],<ref>W. Swoboda, ''Emeryk'', ''Słownik Starożytności Słowiańskich'', t. 8, cz. 1, 1998, s. 112</ref> or a female member of the [[Argyros (Byzantine family)|Argyros family]] to which Byzantine emperor [[Romanos III Argyros]] belonged. Other say it was [[Patricissa of Croatia]], the daughter of [[Krešimir III of Croatia]]. Another possible person may have been [[Adelaide/Rixa of Poland]] or one of her unnamed sisters.
He married in the year 1022.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/HUNGARY.htm#Imredied1031|title=Hungary Kings |publisher=Foundation of Medieval Genealogy|work=Medieval Lands|author=Charles Cawley|access-date=12 June 2010}}</ref> The identity of his wife is disputed. Some say it was [[Irene Monomachina]], a relative of Byzantine emperor [[Constantine IX Monomachos]],<ref>W. Swoboda, ''Emeryk'', ''Słownik Starożytności Słowiańskich'', t. 8, cz. 1, 1998, s. 112</ref> or a female member of the [[Argyros (Byzantine family)|Argyros family]] to which Byzantine emperor [[Romanos III Argyros]] belonged. Other say it was [[Patricissa of Croatia]], the daughter of [[Krešimir III of Croatia]]. Another possible person may have been [[Adelaide/Rixa of Poland]] or one of her unnamed sisters.


==Death and sainthood==
==Death and sainthood==
The succession plans of Emeric's father could never be fulfilled: on 2 September 1031, at age 24, Emeric was killed by a [[boar]] while hunting. It is assumed<ref name="BBKL"/> that this happened in Hegyközszentimre (presently [[Sălard|Sântimreu]], [[Romania]]). He was buried in the [[Székesfehérvár Basilica]]. Several wondrous [[healing]]s and [[Religious conversion|conversions]] happened at his grave, so on 5 November 1083 [[Ladislaus I of Hungary|King Ladislaus I]] unearthed Emeric's bones in a large ceremony, and Emeric was [[Canonization|canonised]] for his pious life and purity along with his father and Bishop [[Gerard of Csanád]] by [[Pope Gregory VII]].
The succession plans of Emeric's father could never be fulfilled: on 2 September 1031, at age 24, Emeric was killed by a [[boar]] while hunting. It is assumed<ref name="BBKL"/> that this happened in Hegyközszentimre (presently [[Sălard|Sântimreu]], [[Romania]]). He was buried in the [[Székesfehérvár Basilica]]. Several wondrous [[healing]]s and [[Religious conversion|conversions]] happened at his grave, so on 5 November 1083 [[Ladislaus I of Hungary|King Ladislaus I]] unearthed Emeric's bones in a large ceremony, and Emeric was [[Canonization|canonised]] for his pious life and purity along with his father and Bishop [[Gerard of Csanád]] by [[Pope Gregory VII]].


Emeric is most often pictured in [[Plate armour|knight's armour]] with [[Crown (headgear)|crown]] and [[lily]]. It is believed by some Hungarians that [[Amerigo Vespucci]], the Italian explorer and the namesake of the [[Americas]], was named after the saint, but no proof of this etymology exists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/surgery/america.html|title=THE NAMING OF AMERICA: FRAGMENTS WE'VE SHORED AGAINST OURSELVES|author=Jonathan Cohen|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref>
Emeric is most often pictured in [[Plate armour|knight's armour]] with [[Crown (headgear)|crown]] and [[lily]]. It is believed by some Hungarians that [[Amerigo Vespucci]], the Italian explorer and the namesake of the [[Americas]], was named after the saint, but no proof of this etymology exists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uhmc.sunysb.edu/surgery/america.html|title=The naming of America: Fragments we've shored against ourselves|author=Jonathan Cohen|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

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Saint

Emeric
Saint Emeric of Hungary
Prince and heir to the Hungarian throne
Born1007
Székesfehérvár
Died(1031-09-02)September 2, 1031
Hegyközszentimre (assumed place)
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Canonized1083, Székesfehérvár by Pope Gregory VII
Major shrineSt. Emeric's Church, Székesfehérvár
FeastNovember 5, in Hungary: September 4 (burial of his relics)
AttributesBoar, Lily Stem, Sword[1]
PatronageYouth, Hungarian Americans

Emeric (Template:Lang-hu), also Emericus, Emerick, Emery, Emory, and venerated as Saint Emeric (c. 1007 – 2 September 1031) was the son of King Stephen I of Hungary and Giselle of Bavaria.

Life

Family

Emeric is assumed[2] to be the second son of Stephen I. Named after his maternal uncle Henry II, he was the only one of Stephen's sons who reached adulthood.

Education

Emeric was educated in a strict and ascetic spirit by the Benedictine monk from Venice, Gerard, from the age of 15 to 23. He was intended to be the next monarch of Hungary, and his father wrote his Admonitions to prepare him for this task. His father tried to make Emeric co-heir still in his lifetime.

He married in the year 1022.[3] The identity of his wife is disputed. Some say it was Irene Monomachina, a relative of Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachos,[4] or a female member of the Argyros family to which Byzantine emperor Romanos III Argyros belonged. Other say it was Patricissa of Croatia, the daughter of Krešimir III of Croatia. Another possible person may have been Adelaide/Rixa of Poland or one of her unnamed sisters.

Death and sainthood

The succession plans of Emeric's father could never be fulfilled: on 2 September 1031, at age 24, Emeric was killed by a boar while hunting. It is assumed[2] that this happened in Hegyközszentimre (presently Sântimreu, Romania). He was buried in the Székesfehérvár Basilica. Several wondrous healings and conversions happened at his grave, so on 5 November 1083 King Ladislaus I unearthed Emeric's bones in a large ceremony, and Emeric was canonised for his pious life and purity along with his father and Bishop Gerard of Csanád by Pope Gregory VII.

Emeric is most often pictured in knight's armour with crown and lily. It is believed by some Hungarians that Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer and the namesake of the Americas, was named after the saint, but no proof of this etymology exists.[5]

See also

References

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  1. ^ Stracke, Richard (2015-10-20). "Hungarian Saints: Adalbert, Martin, Stanislas, Emeric and Stephen". Christian Iconography.
  2. ^ a b Sauser E, Biographisch-bibliograophisches Kirchenlexikon (German, title transl. "Biographic-bibliographic encyclopaedia of the Roman Catholic church") Vol XXI, pub. Bautz, 2003, ISBN 3-88309-038-7
  3. ^ Charles Cawley. "Hungary Kings". Medieval Lands. Foundation of Medieval Genealogy. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  4. ^ W. Swoboda, Emeryk, Słownik Starożytności Słowiańskich, t. 8, cz. 1, 1998, s. 112
  5. ^ Jonathan Cohen. "The naming of America: Fragments we've shored against ourselves". Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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