Saint Gotthard

Saint Gotthard (born c. 960, near Niederaltaich, Bavaria [Germany]—died May 4, 1038, Hildesheim; canonized 1131; feast day May 4) was an abbot and archbishop, who helped foster the development of Hildesheim and who played an important role in the imperial campaign to reform and reorganize the Bavarian church. Gotthard was educated in the monastery school of Niederaltaich and at the court of Archbishop Frederick of Salzburg, Austria, one of his chief patrons. Frederick made him...