Thiento from Wessobrunn

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Thiento von Wessobrunn , also Seliger Thiento von Wessobrunn, (* 9th century or 10th century; † 955 in Wessobrunn ) was a German abbot .

Thiento was abbot in Wessobrunn Monastery from 942 until his death in 955 . His legend tells that he was executed together with six monks by the Hungarians who raided and destroyed the monastery. There is evidence that Thiento was venerated as a martyr along with the six others since the 13th century . In 1707 the bones of the seven were transferred to a grave in the monastery church, which was destroyed during the secularization when the church was demolished in 1810. Thiento's Memorial Day is April 3rd .

literature

  • Coelestin Leuthner: History of the Wessobrunn Monastery. With references to the general and special history of Bavaria. German translation from the Latin original from 1753. Wessofontanum, Wessobrunn 2001.
  • Alexander Schöppner : Book of legends of the Bavarian country. 3 vols. Munich 1852-1853. Vol. I, No. 441
  • Hans Leicht: Saints in Bavaria. Munich 1993.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Blessed Thiento von Wessobrunn. Retrieved April 12, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Der blessed Thiento, Dept. Retrieved April 12, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Thiento from Wessobrunn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blessed Thiento from Wessobrunn
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dept
DATE OF BIRTH 9th century or 10th century
DATE OF DEATH 955
Place of death Wessobrunn