Blessed Berchtold (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Michael Ott · 1913
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Blessed Berchtold, Abbot of Engelberg in Switzerland, is the subject of this 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia entry. His birth date is unknown, and he died on 3 November 1197. A monk of Engelberg and favourite disciple of the learned Abbot Frowin, he was chosen successor on Frowin's advice when Frowin died in March 1178.
Following his master, Berchtold kept strict discipline by his own example and cared for his monks' spiritual and intellectual growth. He also secured the house's temporal welfare, winning tithes from the churches of Stanz and Buochs. Annals credit him with foretelling Barbarossa's death, and later tales tell of water turned to wine and a lake stocked with fish by his blessing.
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| CREATOR | Michael Ott |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |