| Saint Erminold | |
| Death Date: | 7 January 1121 |
| Feast Day: | 6 January |
| Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Birth Place: | Germany |
| Death Place: | Prüfening Abbey near Regensburg, Germany |
| Major Shrine: | St. George Church Prüfening Abbey, Regensburg, Germany |
Erminold was a Benedictine abbot. He was given to Hirschau Monastery, in Würzburg, Germany, as a small child. In 1110, he became the abbot of Lorsch, resigning and returning to Hirschau when his election was disputed. In 1117, Erminold became abbot of Prüfening.[1] There he was assaulted by a lay brother and slain on 7 January 1121. The means of the murder was the use of a piece of timber, and the motive was the Abbot's excessive strictness.[2]