Bl. Notkar Balbulus Biography
Bl. Notkar Balbulus Profile. Born: 840 AD in Switzerland, Europe. Worked in Switzerland. Died: April 8 912 in Switzerland. Feast Day is celebrated on April 7 or May 7.
Bl. Notkar Balbulus Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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| Date of Birth | 840 AD |
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| Country of Birth | Switzerland of Europe |
| Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Monks |
| Profession | Priest, Monk |
| Place of Work | Switzerland |
| Date of Death | April 8 912 |
| Place of Death | Switzerland |
| Feast Day | April 7 or May 7 |
| Beatification | Beatified by Pope Julius II in 1512 |
| Canonization | |
| Patron Saint of | Musicians Invoked against stammering |
Blessed’s Biography
Blessed Notkar Balbulus was born around 840 to a distinguished family. He would seem to have been born at Jonschwil on the River Thur in Switzerland. He studied with Tuotilo at Saint Gall’s monastic school and was taught by St. Gallen and the Irishman. In 890, he became a monk and as a librarian. Notkar had a problem with stammering.
Works
He wrote a martyrology, a collection of legends, and a metrical biography of Saint Gall. Friend of Saint Tutilo.
Death
He died in 912 and was beatified in 1512.
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