Alto of Altomünster

The Holy Alto ( † 760 ) was a hermit who worked in Bavaria in the area of ​​today's Altomuenster. According to tradition, he is said to have founded the monastery Altomuenster. His feast day is February 9.

As evidence of its existence is considered an undated deed of gift, on which the signature " Signum Altoni reclausi " (Latin for roughly, signature of Reklusen Alto ') can be found. In Freising Missal from the 10th century his feast is mentioned for the first time.

Hagiography

From the 11th century Life of Saint has been handed down, the Vita Sancti Altonis of St. Emmeraner Otloh monk who wrote this on behalf of the newly founded Benedictine abbey Altomuenster. Otloh emphasizes the fact that he stood no written documents.

After this Vita Alto was an Irishman, who received a vision of the order, to leave his home and in a peregrinatio propter Christ (Latin for, pilgrimage for Christ's sake ') to go on a mission trip. In this way, Alto came to Bavaria, where he was king Pepin the Short gave (now specified or Alto Forest) a forest and Alto a monastery monasterium altonis, founded, which was consecrated by St. Boniface. Here Alto led a holy life, what Othlo performs three miracle stories.

For the tradition that Alto had founded the monastery, there is no evidence. It seems to come from a later period. A monastery was founded can be detected in Altomuenster only for the 10th century.

Representation

The Holy Alto is represented as abbot or bishop, usually with staff. Often he also holds a knife in his hand or a cup from which poking the baby Jesus - both allusions to traditional Otloh of miracles.

Worship

On Memorial Day Altos believers is the skull ( the cranium ) of the saints placed in a high office to ask for their intercession for their families or as a " single blessing to all head conditions and diseases " in Altomuenster.

List of churches under the patronage of the Holy

• Catholic parish and monastery church of St. Alto and St. Bridget, Altomuenster
• Catholic parish church of St. Alto, Unterhaching
• Catholic Church of St. Branch Alto, Leutstetten