Saint Virgilius of Salzburg

Also known as

• Fergal
• Fearghal
• Ferghil
• Virgiel
• Virgil
• Apostle of Carinthia

Memorial

• 27 November

Profile

Benedictine monk. Pilgrim to the Holy Land in 743, and on the way home he stopped in Bavaria – and stayed. Worked with Saint Rupert of Salzburg. Abbot of Saint Peter’s monastery in Salzburg, Austria; one of his monks was Saint Modestus. Bishop of Salzburg in 765, ordained by Duke Odilo. Saint Boniface twice accused him of heresy because of his scientific ideas (including a round earth), but this reflected some friction between the style and people of Roman and Celtic origins, and Virgilius was always cleared of the charges. He rebuilt the cathedral of Salzburg. Sent missionary priests to Carinthia, Austria.

Born

• 8th century Ireland

Died

• 784 at Salzburg, Austria of natural causes
• relics in the altar of the cathdral of Salzburg, Austria

Canonized

• 10 June 1233 by Pope Gregory IX

Patronage

• against birth complications
• Salzburg, Austria
• Slovenes

Representation

• bishop holding a church
• bishop with a purse
• bishop with a globe

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Heiligen 3s
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Virgilius of Salzburg”. Saints.SQPN.com. 27 November 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-virgilius-of-salzburg/>