Feast July 27
Berthold of Garsten
Venerable · Religious · Feast July 27
Biography
Berthold of Garsten, O.S.B., also known as Berthold de Rachez, was a German Roman Catholic priest and a monk of the Order of Saint Benedict. He was a noted abbot of a major monastic house in the region, and is revered for the holiness of his life by the Catholic Church.
Feast day
July 27
Birth date
1060
Death date
27 July 1142 (aged 82)
Canonization status
Venerable
Canonization date
Equipollent canonization; 8 January 1970
Canonized by
Pope Paul VI
Feast month
7
Feast day of month
27