List of Abbots of the St. Gallen Monastery
These abbots headed the monastery and what later became the prince abbey of St. Gallen from its founding by Gallus around 612 to its abolition in 1805 . The specified years indicate the term of office.
- Gallus (612 - around 640)
- Magnoald (?, Around 650)
- Stephen (?, Around 650/700)
- Magulfus (?, Around 700)
- Otmar (719-759)
- John (759-782)
- Ratpert (782)
- Waldo (782-784)
- Werdo (784-812)
- Wolfleoz (812-816)
- Gozbert (816-837)
- Bernwig (837-840 / 41)
- Engilbert (840/841)
- Grimald of Weissenburg (841–872)
- Hartmut (872-883)
- Bernhard (883-890)
- Solomon (890-919)
- Hartmann (922-925)
- Engilbert II. (925-933)
- Thieto (933-942)
- Craloh (942-958)
- Anno (953-954) counter- dept
- Purchart (958-971)
- Notker (971-975)
- Ymmo (976-984)
- Ulrich I (984-990)
- Kerhart (990-1001)
- Purchart II. Of St. Gallen (1001-1022)
- Thietpald (1022-1034)
- Nortpert (1034-1072)
- Ulrich II. (1072-1076)
- Ulrich von Eppenstein (1077–1121)
- Lutold (1077-1083) Vice-Dept.
- Werinhar (1083-1086) Vice-Dept.
- Heinrich von Twiel (1121–1122) counter-abbot
- Manegold by Mammern (1121–1133)
- Werinher (1133–1167)
- Ulrich von Tegerfelden (1167–1199)
- Ulrich von Veringen (1199–1200)
- Heinrich von Klingen (1200–1204)
- Ulrich von Sax (1204-1220)
- Rudolf von Güttingen (1220–1226)
- Konrad von Bussnang (1226–1239)
- Walter von Trauchburg (1239–1244)
- Berchtold von Falkenstein (1244–1272)
- Ulrich von Güttingen (1272–1277)
- Heinrich von Wartenberg (1272–1274) counter-abbot
- Rumo of Ramstein (1274–1281)
- Wilhelm von Montfort (1281–1301)
- Konrad von Gundelfingen (1288–1291) counter-dept
- Heinrich von Ramstein (1301-1318)
- Hiltbold von Werstein (1318–1329)
- Rudolf von Montfort (1330-1333)
- Hermann von Bonstetten (1333-1360)
- Georg von Wildenstein (1360-1379)
- Kuno von Stoffeln (1379-1411)
- Heinrich von Gundelfingen (1411-1418 resigned)
- Konrad von Pegau (1418–1419)
- Heinrich von Mansdorf (1419–1426)
- Eglolf Blarer (1426–1442)
- Kaspar von Breitenlandenberg (1442–1463)
- Ulrich Rösch (1463-1491)
- Gotthard Giel of Glattburg (1491–1504)
- Franz von Gaisberg (1504–1529)
- Kilian Germann (1529-1530)
- Diethelm Blarer von Wartensee (1530–1564)
- Otmar Kunz (1564–1577)
- Joachim Opser (1577–1594)
- Bernhard Müller (1594-1630)
- Pius Reher (1630-1654)
- Gallus Alt (1654–1687)
- Celestine Sfondrati (1687–1696)
- Leodegar Bürgisser (1696-1717)
- Joseph von Rudolfi (1717–1740)
- Celestine Gugger von Staudach (1740–1767)
- Beda Angehrn (1767–1796)
- Pankraz Vorster (1796–1805)
See also
literature
- Max Schär, Gallus' hermit settlement in the Steinach Forest. In: P. Erhart, J. Kuratli, K. Schmuki, F. Schnoor and E. Tremp, (Eds.), Gallus und seine Zeit. Life, work, afterlife (St. Gallen 2015), ISBN 978-3-905906-13-4 , pp. 183–203.
- Cornel Dora, Gallus and the beginnings of St. Gallen. , in: C. Dora, (Ed.), At the cradle of Europe. Irish book culture of the early Middle Ages (St. Gallen 2018), p. 60.
- Johannes Duft , Anton Gössi, Werner Vogler: St. Gallen . In: Helvetia Sacra , III / 1/2 (1986), pp. 1180-1369.
Web links
Commons : Abbots of St. Gallen - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- List of abbots with biographies at the St. Gallen Abbey Archives
- List of abbots with short biographies and pictures on WilNet