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Saint Gall

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Saint Gall

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Also known as Gallen, Gallus

Irish disciple and saint

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  • Erneuerte und vermehrte wechselordnung der stadt St. Gallen, 1784
  • Erneuerte gerichts-ordnung und gesetze der stadt St. Gallen
  • Sammlung der gesetze dekrete und beschlüsse der Klein und Crossen rathe des kantons St. Gallen
  • Verfassung des kantons St. Gallen
  • Strafgesetze des kantons St. Gallen über verbrechen und vergehen

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Key facts

Born
c. 550, Ireland
Died
c. 645, Arbon
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church , Eastern Orthodox Church , Church of Ireland
Major shrine
Abbey of Saint Gall
Feast
16 October
Attributes
Portrayed as an abbot blessing a bear that brings him a log of wood; may be shown holding a hermit's tau staff with the bear or carrying a loaf and a pilgrim's staff.
Patronage
birds , geese , poultry, Switzerland , St. Gallen

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Republic of Ireland
Place of birth
Ireland
Place of death
Arbon
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
Irish
Religion
Catholic Church
Student of
Columbanus
Image
Rountzenheim SteCroix 39.jpg
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Commons category
Saint Gall
canonization status
Catholic saint
date of birth
0550-01-01
date of death
0645-10-16
feast day
October 16
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Saint Gall, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Stained-glass disc showing Saint Gall as dean, dated 1566

Gall (Latin: Gallus; c. 550 – c. 645) according to hagiographic tradition was a disciple and one of the traditional twelve companions of Columbanus on his mission from Ireland to the continent. However, he may have originally come from the border region between Lorraine and Alemannia and only met Columbanus at the monastery of Luxeuil in the Vosges. Gall is known as a representative of the Irish monastic tradition. The Abbey of Saint Gall in the city of Saint Gallen, Switzerland was built upon his original hermitage. Deicolus was the elder brother of Gall.

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