Saint Alto of Altomünster

Memorial

• 9 February

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

Died

• c.760 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Alto of Altomünster”. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 February 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-alto-of-altomunster/>