El Paso de San Gotardo (en italiano, San Gottardo; en alemán, Sankt Gotthard) es un paso de montaña situado a 2.109 metros en Suiza en 46°33.3'N 8°33.9'E / 46.555, 8.565, entre Airolo (Tesino) y Andermatt (Uri), en los Alpes Lepontinos, que conecta la parte norte (germanoparlante) de Suiza con la parte sur (italoparlante) de Tesino, y la ruta hacia Milán. Aunque el paso se conocía en la antigüedad, no se empleó ampliamente hasta principios del siglo XIII, porque comportaba vadear el turbulento S … [More]

St. Gotthard was born in 960 at Reichersdorf (Ritenbach) near Niederaltaich in the diocese of Passau. His father was Ratmund, a vassal of the canons of Niederaltaich Abbey. Gotthard was educated at this place, studying the humanities as well as theology, under the guidance of a teacher named Uodalgisus.[2] Gotthard then resided at the archiepiscopal court of Salzburg, where he served as an ecclesiastical administrator.[2] After traveling in various countries, including Italy, Gotthard completed … [More]