List of Famous people with last name Xanten

Norbert of Xanten

First Name Norbert

Last Name Xanten

Born on November 30, 1079

Died on June 6, 1134 (aged 54)

Born in Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Limburg

Norbert of Xanten (Xanten-Magdeburg), also known as Norbert Gennep, was a bishop of the Catholic Church, founder of the Premonstratensian order of canons regular, and is venerated as a saint. Norbert was canonized by Pope Gregory XIII in the year 1582, and his statue appears above the Piazza colonnade of St. Peter's Square in Rome.

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Viktor of Xanten

First Name Viktor

Born on January 1, 0300

Died on January 1, 0400 (aged 100)

Viktor of Xanten is a martyr and saint of the Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Since the 12th century, his presumed bones have been kept in a shrine, which is embedded into the high altar of the Xanten Cathedral today. His feast day is October 10.

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