Blessed Wirnto of Formbach

Also known as

• Wirnto of Göttweig
• Wirnto of Vornbach
• Wirnto of Vormbach
• Wirnto Formbacensis

Memorial

• 10 March
• 29 October (day of election as abbot)

Profile

Benedictine monk at the Saint Blase monastery in the Black Forest in Germany. Prior of Göttweig monastery in Austria. Monk at Formbach in Lower Bavaria (in modern Germany) in 1107 where he worked with Blessed Beregar. Abbot of Formbach on 29 October 1108. Noted for his personal austerities, he brought the reforms to religious life that he had learned in his previous houses. A miracle worker and healer, he oversaw a large expansion to the abbey.

Born

• 11th century

Died

• 10 March 1127 at Formbach, Bavaria, Germany of natural causes
• interred with Blessed Berengar at Göttweig Abbey

Beatified

• 13th century

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Wirnto of Formbach“. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 March 2013. Web. 18 June 2013. <>