Berthold of Garsten
Berthold of Garsten (died 1142), also later known as Blessed Berthold, was a German abbot.[1] He is believed to be of the family of the Counts of Bogen and Vögte of Regensburg Cathedral. He was to begin with a Benedictine monk at St. Blaise's Abbey in the Black Forest and was then, in 1107, appointed prior at Göttweig Abbey. He was entrusted by Ottokar II of Styria with the development of Garsten Abbey, of which he became the first abbot in 1111. In this post he distinguished himself by piety, kindness, devotion to his pastoral duties and organisational talent. Berthold introduced the Hirsau Reforms into Austria.
He died in 1142 and is buried in Garsten Abbey. His feast day is celebrated in the Diocese of Linz, the Diocese of St. Pölten and the Archdiocese of Salzburg on 27 July.
References
- ↑ Butler's Lives of the Saints Alban Butler, Paul Burns - 1995 Volume 7 - Page 221 "Bd Berthold of Garsten, Abbot (c. 1075-1142) Berthold de Rachez was born toward the end of the eleventh century on the shores of Lake Constance (the Bodensee). One account says that he married but that his wife died when he was about ..."
- Lenzenweger, J., 1958. Berthold von Garsten (with the Vita Bertholdi)
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