Solemnities, Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials, and Traditional Dates of Commemoration
- Apollonia, virgin and martyr
- Nicephorus, martyr
- Sabinus of Canosa, bishop
- Teilo, bishop
- Alto, abbot
St. Alto (d. ca. 760 A.D.) was probably an Irishman who became a hermit at Augsburg, Germany, in ca. 743 A.D. He so impressed King Pepin by his way of holiness and missionary work that the King gave him a parcel of land near Bavaria, Germany, to build a monastery. He is the founder of Altomünster Abbey, around which a market town grew up, also called Altomünster. Learn more Wikipedia.org
As with the date of commemoration of St. John of Matha, the dates of commemoration of St. Alto are two: one of February 9, today, and the other one on February 7. February 9th seems the more widely recognized feast day for St. Alto for the universal Catholic Church. The February 7th date might be a local commemoration observed particularly in Bavaria, Germany, where he was active as abbot of a monastery. This still needs more verification. What's important to remember is that both dates are valid ways to commemorate St. Alto. To commemorate his life and spiritual legacy, regardless of the specific day, whether locally connected or universally recognized, is essential.
Saints in the Byzantine Calendar [February 9]
- St. Nicephorus, Martyr
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