Sankt Gallen Abbey

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SANKT GALLEN ABBEY

Country : Switzerland
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Order : Benedictan

Established : 747

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Origin/meaning

The Abbey was founded in 747. Around 613 Gallus, according to tradition an Irish monk and disciple and companion of Saint Columbanus, established a hermitage on the site that would become the monastery. He lived in his cell until his death in 646, and was buried in Arbon. Afterwards, the people venerated him as a saint and prayed at his tomb for his intercession in times of danger. His symbol is a bear, which is also used as the arms of the Abbey.

The abbey was dissolved in 1805.

Arms of Abbots

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Berchtold von Falkenstein (1244–1272)
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Ulrich von Güttingen (1272–1277)
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Rumo von Ramstein (1274–1281)
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Wilhelm von Montfort (1281–1301)
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Heinrich von Ramstein (1301–1318)
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Hiltbold von Werstein (1318–1329)
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Rudolf von Montfort (1330–1333)
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Hermann von Bonstetten (1333–1360)
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Georg von Wildenstein (1360–1379)
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Kuno von Stoffeln (1379–1411)
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Heinrich von Gundelfingen (1411–141)
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Konrad von Pegau (1418–1419)
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Heinrich von Mansdorf (1419–1426)
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Eglolf Blarer (1426–1442)
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Kaspar von Breitenlandenberg (1442–1463)
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Ulrich Rösch (1463–1491)
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Gotthard Giel von Glattburg (1491–1504)
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Franz von Gaisberg (1504–1529)
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Kilian Germann (1529–1530)
Diethelm Blarer von Wartensee (1530–1564)
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Otmar Kunz (1564–1577)
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Joachim Opser (1577–1594)
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Bernhard Müller (1594–1630)
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Pius Reher (1630–1654)
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Gallus Alt (1654–1687)
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Coelestin Sfondrati (1687–1696)
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Leodegar Bürgisser (1696–1717)
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Joseph von Rudolfi (1717–1740)
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Coelestin Gugger von Staudach (1740–1767)
Beda Angehrn (1767–1796)
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Pankraz Vorster (1796–1805)

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