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Saint Alto of Altomünster

detail of a statue of Saint Alto of Altomünster, by Diego Francesco Carlone, 1719-1723l high altar of the Basilica of Saint Martin and Oswald, Weingarten, Württemberg, Germany; photographed in April 2011 by Andreas Praefcke; swiped from Wikimedia Commons Also known as

Alto of Altomuenster
Alto of Ireland
Altone…

9 February (Germany)
5 September (British Isles)

Profile

Hermit in a forest near Augsburg, Germany. His reputation for holiness attracted would-be spiritual students; to house them he founded a monastery that was later known as Altomünster in his honour. The town of Altomünster grew up around it.

Born

in Ireland

c.760 in Bavaria, Germany of natural causes

Pre-Congregation

Altomünster, Germany

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein
Saints of the Order of Saint Benedict, by Father Aegedius Ranbeck, O.S.B.

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Saints and Their Attributes, by Helen Roeder

other sites in english

images
- Santi e Beati
- Wikimedia Commons

webseiten auf deutsch

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

sites en français
- Wikipedia

fonti in italiano
- Santi e Beati
- Wikipedia

websites in nederlandse
- Heiligen 3s

nettsteder i norsk
- Den katolske kirke

MLA Citation

“Saint Alto of Altomünster“. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 December 2023. Web. 23 May 2024. <>