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Ekkehard I

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German writer

WritersLived 910 to 973 · aged 63
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Ekkehard I, called Major or Senex, was a monk of the Abbey of Saint Gall. He was of noble birth, of the Jonschwyl family in Toggenburg, and was educated in the monastery of St. Gall. After joining the Benedictine Order, he was appointed director of the inner school there.

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Ekkehard I, called Major or Senex, was a monk of the Abbey of Saint Gall. He was of noble birth, of the Jonschwyl family in Toggenburg, and was educated in the monastery of St. Gall. After joining the Benedictine Order, he was appointed director of the inner school there. Later, under Abbot Kralo, who trusted him implicitly, he was elected dean of the monastery and, for a time, directed all the affairs of the abbey.

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Lived 910 to 973 · aged 63
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