11th century
Feast: October 6
A missionary bishop who died evangelizing pagan tribes in Eastern Europe and Russia.
Bruno of Querfurt (974-1009) was a Saxon nobleman who became a Camaldolese monk and missionary bishop. He evangelized among the Pechenegs, Prussians, and other pagan tribes in Eastern Europe. Appointed by Pope Sylvester II as missionary to the East, he was martyred along with 18 companions while preaching to the Yotvingians in Lithuania. His mission work helped spread Christianity into frontier regions.