Saint of the Day Quote: Saint Magnus of Fussen

Benedictine abbot, also called Magnoaldus. a companion of Sts. Columbanus and Gall. He reportedly founded Fussen Abbey in Bavaria, Germany.

Saint Magnus of Füssen, otherwise Magnoald or Mang, was a missionary saint in southern Germany, also known as the Apostle of the Allgäu. He is believed to have been a contemporary either of Saint Gall (died 627) or of Saint Boniface (died 754) and is venerated as the founder of St. Mang’s Abbey, Füssen.

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