Craloh

Craloh († February 26, 958 ) was abbot of the Benedictine monastery of St. Gallen from 942 to 958 . The first counter-abbot was elected during his tenure.

Life

Craloh was the biological brother of his predecessor, Thieto , in the office of abbot. He was elected on May 31, 942. Craloh can be found in the profession book . Previously, his offices are intangible. It can be assumed that since Craloh does not appear in the monk register before 895, that he only entered the monastery after this time. A document dated October 27, 920 provides evidence of his activity as a scribe. On June 12, 947 he was first documented as abbot when Otto I granted him the right to market and mint coins in Rorschach .

Act

Craloh's main task can be considered difficult. He had to rebuild the monastery, which was destroyed by fire in 937. Eight transfers of goods to the St. Gallen monastery between 948 and 957 attest to a certain degree of success in economic terms. His relentless severity led to tension in the monastery and the reintroduction of monastic discipline. Part of his reforms was the renewal of the prayer fraternity with the Reichenau Monastery in 945.

In 953/54 there was an open rift between Craloh and the convent when Liudolf von Schwaben began his revolt against Otto I. The majority of the monks supported Liudolf, while Craloh sided with Otto I. During the uprising, Craloh fled to Otto's court. He only returned to the monastery after the rebellion had been put down. In the meantime, Anno ruled the monastery, which was elected by the monks as their counter-abbot. However, he died before the prostration of Liudolf, and when Craloh returned, the monastery was in resistance under the leadership of the monk Viktor. Bishop Ulrich von Augsburg reconciled the convent with the abbot. The abbot, however, completely destroyed the relationship of trust with the monks by sending soldiers after Viktor to blind him when he was on the run to relatives. As a result, Craloh retired to the monastery in Herisau , where he then died. On his deathbed he wished that Dean Ekkehard would succeed him. However, he fell off his horse and it was impossible for him to take on this task.

literature

Anton Gössi: Short biographies of the abbots . In: Johannes Duft, Anton Gössi and Werner Vogler (eds.): The St. Gallen Abbey . St. Gallen 1986, ISBN 3-906616-15-0 , p. 114 .
P. Rudolf Henggeler: Profession book of the princely. Benedictine abbey of St. Gallus and Otmar in St. Gallen (= Monasticon-Benedictinum Helvetiae ). Zug 1986, p. 88 f .

Web links

Magdalen Bless-Grabher: Craloh. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

↑ P. Rudolf Henggeler: Book of professions of the princely. Benedictine abbey of St. Gallus and Otmar in St. Gallen (= Monasticon-Benedictinum Helvetiae ). Zug 1986, p. 88 f .

predecessor	Office	successor
Thieto	Abbot of St. Gallen 942–958	Purchart

personal data
SURNAME	Craloh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Abbot of the St. Gallen Monastery
DATE OF BIRTH	9th century or 10th century
DATE OF DEATH	February 26, 958

[1] P. Rudolf Henggeler: Book of professions of the princely. Benedictine abbey of St. Gallus and Otmar in St. Gallen (= Monasticon-Benedictinum Helvetiae ). Zug 1986, p. 88 f .