Saint Trudpert (d. 607 or 644) was a

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in the seventh century. He is generally called a

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monk from

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, but some consider him to be German. Having procured the approval of the pope for his mission, Trudpert traveled along the

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until he came to

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, where he established a hermitage near Münstertal. The local lord gave him the land, where Trudpert cleared the trees and built a

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. The noble also loaned him some serfs to assist with his labors; according to tradition, Trudpert was murdered by two of them. He was buried in his oratory, which became a site of pilgrimage.

Life

According to legend, he went first to

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in order to receive from the pope authority for his mission. Returning from

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he traveled along the

to the country of the

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in the

. A person of rank named Otbert gave him land for his mission about south of

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, today a part of the village

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. Löffler, Klemens. "St. Trudpert." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 14 May 2013
/ref> Trudpert cleared off the trees and built a cell and a little oratory which later Bishop Martinus of Constance dedicated to Saints

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and

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. Here, Trudpert led an

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and laborious life. According to a tradition that is now discounted, he was murdered while he slept under a pine by one of the

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s whom Otbert had given him in revenge for severe tasks imposed. Otbert gave Trudpert an honourable burial. The Benedictine Abbey of St. Trudpert de">:de:St. Trudpert">dewas built in the next century on the spot where Trudpert was buried. The story of his life is full of legendary details that no correct judgment can be formed of Trudpert's era, the kind of work he did, or of its success. The period when he lived in the Breisgau was formerly given as 640-643, whereas other scholars give 607 as the year of his death. The day of his death is 26 April.

Veneration

In 815, his bones were translated and the first biography of him was written; this biography was revised in the tenth and thirteenth centuries. His

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arrived to the abbey church of St. Trudpert and parts are held in the

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monastery.

References

External links

Catholic Online: St. Trudpert

Kloster Sankt Trudpert
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Life

Veneration

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