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Vergilius of Salzburg

Irish churchman, astronomer, bishop of Salzburg

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Feast: 27 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
700
Died
27 November 789
verified
Beatified
not on record
Canonised
1233
by Pope Gregory IX

Who they were

Virgilius (Fergal), an Irish abbot of Aghaboe, left Ireland about 745 and settled in France, then went to Bavaria, where he became Abbot of St Peter's at Salzburg; in humility he had another bishop perform his episcopal functions.

He was a learned man who held that the earth is a sphere. Made Bishop of Salzburg about 767, he built up his diocese and spread the faith in Carinthia. He died at Salzburg on 27 November 789.

The miracles

The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.

Why that counted as sanctity

An Irish scholar-bishop and missionary of the Alps.

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.

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