Marquard
first abbot of Wilten abbey, Tyrol (c. 1100-1142)
Feast: 6 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Marquard was the first abbot of Wilten Abbey in Tyrol. He is venerated as a Blessed in the Catholic Church, and his memorial day is 6 May.
Summary translated from the German Wikipedia article Marquard (Wilten) (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- katholisch.de - Markward (Marko, Mark, Markwart, Marquard), 6 May — First abbot of Wilten (about 1100-1142), a disciple of St Norbert, venerated as Blessed; his shrine is behind the high altar of the abbey church; feast 6 May, as in our record.
- Wikidata Q19295865 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.