Sturm | |
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Abbot | |
Born | c. 705 Lorch, March of Styria |
Died | 17 December 779 Fulda, Abbey of Fulda |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodoxy |
Canonized | 1139 by Pope Innocent II |
Feast | 17 December |
Sturm (c. 705 – 17 December 779), also called Sturmius or Sturmi, was a disciple of Boniface and founder and first abbot of the Benedictine monastery and abbey of Fulda in 742 or 744. Sturm's tenure as abbot lasted from 747 until 779.