Saint Eigil of Fulda
Also known as
- Aegil
- Aegilius
- Aeigil
- Aeigilus
- Aigil
- Egil
- Eygil
- Fiegil
- Figil
- 15 June
- 17 December on some calendars
Profile
Born to the Bavarian nobility; nephew of Saint Sturmi of Fulda. Educated in Fulda, Germany in the monastery of his uncle Sturmi. Eigil became a Benedictine monk in Fulda. Priest. Teacher at the monastery school. Abbot of the monastery in 817, a house that was in decline at that point. He restored the community, built churches, founded another house, and trained his successor, Saint Rabanus Maurus.
Born
MLA Citation
- “Saint Eigil”. CatholicSaints.Info. 16 December 2010. Web. 9 June 2024. <http://catholicsaints.info/saint-eigil/>