Blessed Utto of Metten

Also known as

• Udo of Metten
• Utho of Metten
• Otto of Metten
• Ottone of Metten
• Odon of Metten

Memorial

• 3 October

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Nephew of Blessed Gamelbert of Michaelsbuch. Helped found the monastery of Metten in Bavaria, Germany, and served as its first abbot.

Born

• c.750

Died

• c.820

Beatified

• 25 August 1909 by Pope Saint Pius X (cultus confirmed)

Representation

• ax
• monk with an (refers to him having cleared the land for Metten Abbey)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Utto of Metten”. Saints.SQPN.com. 27 January 2010. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-utto-of-metten/>