Alto of Altomünster
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Alto, O.S.B., (died c. 760) was a Benedictine abbot active in the Duchy of Bavaria during the mid-8th century. Tradition holds him to be the eponymous founder of Altomünster Abbey, around which a market town grew up, also called Altomünster. He is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
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St. Alto of Altomünster, O.S.B. | |
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Abbot | |
Died | c. 760 Altomünster Abbey, Altomünster, Duchy of Bavaria |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church (Bavaria) |
Major shrine | Altomünster Abbey, Altomünster, Bavaria, Germany |
Feast | 9 February |
Patronage | Diocese of Freising |
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