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Magnus of Füssen
missionary saint in southern Germany
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Feast: 6 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
699
Died
756
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Magnus (St Mang), whose history is obscure, is said to have been a companion of St Gall, who sent him to Bobbio after St Columbanus's death. He succeeded Gall as superior of his cell.
Invited by a priest of Augsburg, he went to the eastern Allgäu, where the bishop entrusted him with its conversion. He built a cell where the monastery of Füssen later rose, and died there.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
A missionary monk, apostle of the Allgäu.
Connected on this site
- Magnus of Trani Saint“The 19th-century scholar Johann Stadler identified 35 saints and blessed with the name of Magnus, including the abbot Magnus of Füssen, the bishops Magnus of Avignon (also commemorated on August 19), Magnus of Oderzo, Magnus of Milan, Magnus of Sens, and the martyr Magnus of Orkneys.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - St. Magnus
- Wikidata Q566085 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Magnus of Füssen (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.