Wolfgang, St

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Wolfgang, St (924–994)

German Benedictine monk and missionary renowned for his promotion of education. Born in Swabia and educated at the monastery of Reichenau, he joined the Benedictine order at the Swiss monastery of Einsiedeln, and made the abbey school there famous. As bishop of Ratisbon 972–94, he restored abbeys, raised educational standards, and reformed ecclesiastical discipline. He was canonized in 1052; his feast day is on 31 October, and is widely celebrated in Central Europe.

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