Alto of Altomünster
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Saint Alto was the eponym
ous founder of Altomünster Abbey
in about 750, a monastery in Bavaria
around which a market town grew up, also called Altomünster
.
Little is known about him: he is believed to have been a wandering Irish
monk, and to have been a hermit
at Munich
and Augsburg
. His feast day is celebrated on 9 February.
There is a Vita by Otloh of St. Emmeram
of .
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
ous founder of Altomünster Abbey
Altomünster Abbey
Altomünster Abbey was a monastery in the small Bavarian market town of Altomünster.A small monastery was founded here by and named after Saint Alto, a wandering monk, in about 750....
in about 750, a monastery in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
around which a market town grew up, also called Altomünster
Altomünster
Altomünster is a municipality in the district of Dachau in Bavaria in Germany.-Education:The Grund- und Mittelschule Altomünster has about 500 pupils. Since October 2011 the Volksschule Altomünster has a Comenius-partnership. Declared school-partners are the „Primary School“ in Crook and the...
.
Little is known about him: he is believed to have been a wandering Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
monk, and to have been a hermit
Hermit
A hermit is a person who lives, to some degree, in seclusion from society.In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction, namely the Desert Theology of the Old Testament .In the...
at Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and Augsburg
Augsburg
Augsburg is a city in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany. It is a university town and home of the Regierungsbezirk Schwaben and the Bezirk Schwaben. Augsburg is an urban district and home to the institutions of the Landkreis Augsburg. It is, as of 2008, the third-largest city in Bavaria with a...
. His feast day is celebrated on 9 February.
There is a Vita by Otloh of St. Emmeram
Otloh of St. Emmeram
Otloh of St Emmeram was a Benedictine monk of St Emmeram's in Regensburg, known as a scholar and educator.-Life:...
of .