Saint Sturm
Sturm | |
|---|---|
| Abbot | |
| Born | c. 705 Lorch, March of Styria |
| Died | 17 December 779 Fulda, Abbey of Fulda |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Canonized | 1139 by Pope Innocent II |
| Feast | 17 December |
Sturm (c. 705 – 17 December 779), also called Sturmius or Sturmi, was a disciple of Boniface and founder and first abbot of the Benedictine monastery and abbey of Fulda in 742 or 744. Sturm's tenure as abbot lasted from 747 until 779.