Abbey of Saint Gall - List of The Abbots

List of The Abbots

  • Gallus (613-648) Hermit, the Abbey was built on the traditional site of his cell.
  • Otmar (719-759) Built the first Abbey, first Abbot of the Abbey.
  • Johannes (759/60-782)
  • Ratpert (782)
  • Waldo (782-784)
  • Werdo (784-812)
  • Wolfleoz (812-816)
  • Gozbert (816-837) Expanded the buildings, started collecting books for the library.
  • Bernwig (837-840/41)
  • Engilbert (840/841)
  • Grimald (841-872)
  • Hartmut (872-883)
  • Bernhard (883-890)
  • Salomo (890-919) Abbot of 11 other monasteries and Bishop of Constance.
  • Hartmann (922-925)
  • Engilbert (925-933)
  • Thieto (933-942)
  • Craloh (942-958)
  • Anno (953-954) Anti-Abbot
  • Purchart I. (958-971)
  • Notker (971-975) Nephew of Notker Physicus
  • Ymmo (976-984)
  • Ulrich I. (984-990)
  • Kerhart (990-1001)
  • Purchart II. (1001–1022)
  • Thietpald (1022–1034)
  • Nortpert (1034–1072)
  • Ulrich II. (1072–1076)
  • Ulrich of Eppenstein (1077–1121)
  • Lutold (1077-ca. 1083) Anti-Abbot
  • Werinhar (1083–1086) Anti-Abbot
  • Manegold of Mammern (1121–1133)
  • Heinrich von Twiel (1121–1122) Anti-Abbot
  • Werinher (1133–1167)
  • Ulrich of Tegerfelden (1167–1199)
  • Ulrich of Veringen (1199–1200)
  • Heinrich of Klingen (1200–1204)
  • Ulrich of Sax (1204–1220) Lord of Hohensax and first Prince-Abbot.
  • Rudolf of Güttingen (1220–1226)
  • Konrad of Bussnang (1226–1239)
  • Walter of Trauchburg (1239–1244)
  • Berchtold of Falkenstein (1244–1272)
  • Ulrich of Güttingen (1272–1277)
  • Heinrich of Wartenberg (1272–1274) Anti-Abbot
  • Rumo of Ramstein (1277–1281)
  • Wilhelm of Montfort (1281–1301)
  • Konrad of Gundelfingen (1288–1291) Anti-Abbot
  • Heinrich of Ramstein (1301–1318)
  • Hiltbold of Werstein (1318–1329)
  • Rudolf of Montfort
  • Hermann of Bonstetten (1333–1360)
  • Georg of Wildenstein (1360–1379)
  • Kuno of Stoffeln (1379–1411)
  • Heinrich of Gundelfingen (1411–1418)
  • Konrad of Pegau (1418–1419)
  • Heinrich of Mansdorf (1419–1426)
  • Eglolf Blarer (1426–1442)
  • Kaspar of Breitenlandenberg
  • Ulrich Rösch (1463–1491) Bought the county of Toggenburg. In 1487 he built a monastery at Rorschach.
  • Gotthard Giel of Glattburg (1491–1504)
  • Franz Gaisberg (1504–1529) Abbot when the Reformation took place.
  • Kilian Germann (1529–1530) Elected to prevent the Reformation from entering the Abbey.
  • Diethelm Blarer of Wartensee (1530–1564) Expanded the Abbey, known as the Third Founder due to his work on the Abbey.
  • Otmar Kunz (1564–1577)
  • Joachim Opser (1577–1594)
  • Bernhard Müller (1594–1630)
  • Pius Reher (1630–1654)
  • Gallus Alt (1654–1687)
  • Cölestin Sfondrati (1687–1696)
  • Leodegar Bürgisser (1696–1717)
  • Joseph von Rudolphi (1717–1740)
  • Cölestin Gugger von Staudach (1740–1767)
  • Beda Angehrn (1767–1796)
  • Pankraz Vorster(1796–1805) Last Abbot.
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