Feast of St. Otto of Bamburg, July 2

 

St. Otto was a chancellor under King Henry IV, who then appointed him as bishop to Bamburg. Otto refused consecration until given the thumbs up by Pope Paschal II. King Boleslav III asked him to become a missionary to Pomerania which he did, converting many of the locals.

St. Otto is the patron saint of those bitten by yappy little dog-like creatures.