Magnus of Füssen

Saint

Magnus of Füssen
Statue of St Mang of Füssen outside the Basilica of St Mang in Füssen, Bavaria.
Died7th or 8th century
Feast6 September

Magnus of Füssen, otherwise Magnoald or Mang, was a missionary saint in southern Germany, also known as the Apostle of the Allgäu. He is believed to have been a contemporary either of Gall (died 627) or of Boniface (died 754) and is venerated as the founder of St. Mang's Abbey, Füssen.

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