Prince St. Imre, also Emeric, Henricus, Emmerich, Emericus or Americus (Székesfehérvár, 1007 (1000?) – Veszprém, September 2, 1031) was the son of Stephen I of Hungary. He was educated by Bishop Gerhard (Gerard Sagredo; Saint Gellert) from the age of 15 to 23. He was intended to be the next monarch of Hungary, his father wrote admonitions to prepare him for this task, but he died at a young age, at hunting, by a boar. For his pious life and purity, he was canonized in 1083. Székesfehérvár (in Latin: Alba Regia; in colloquial speech Fehérvár) is a city in central Hungary, located around 65 km southwest of Budapest. ... Events Aethelred buys two years of peace with the Danes for 36,000 pounds of silver. ... Veszprém (in Slovak Vesprím) is a city in western Hungary. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... Events Collapse of the Moorish Caliphate of Córdoba. ... A statue of Stephen the Great King Stephen the Great or St. ... Canonization is the process of making someone into a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that he or she is worthy of sainthood. ... Events Sancho I of Aragon conqueres Graus. ...
Amerigo Vespucci was named after the saint. Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant and cartographer who voyaged to and wrote about the Americas. ... General definition of saint In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ...