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Gamelbert of Michaelsbuch
8th century Bavarian Christian priest
BlessedResearched
Feast: 17 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
800
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
In Bavaria, Blessed Gamelbert, priest, who, in order to found the monastery of Metten, handed over his own goods to Utto, whom he himself had immersed in the holy font of baptism.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 17 January as a priest who gave his goods to found the monastery of Metten.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 17 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q315627 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gamelbert of Michaelsbuch (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.