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Saint Rimbert (or Rembert) (Flanders 830 – 11 June 888 in Bremen) was archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg from 865 until his death.A monk in Turholt (Torhout) he shared a missionary trip to Scandinavia with his friend Ansgar whom he later succeeded as archbishop in Hamburg-Bremen in 865. He also wrote a biography about Ansgar Vita Ansgari.Rimbert is revered as a saint particularly in Friesland. His feast day is 4 February.

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