Aug 08

Saint Altmann of Passau

August 8th XI century

Name
Altmann (Masculino)
Dead
in Göttweig, in current Austria
Celebration
August 8th
In the monastery of Göttweig in Austria, St. Altmann, Bishop of Passau, who founded many houses of clerics following the rule of St. Augustine, restored the discipline of the clergy, and expelled from its headquarters by the Emperor henry IV for defending the freedom of the Church, died in exile. Roman martyrology