Notker the Stammerer
Benedictine monk and musician
Who they were
In the monastery of Saint Gall in Swabia, in the territory of present-day Switzerland, Blessed Notker the Stammerer, monk, who spent almost his whole life in this monastery, devoting himself to the composition of numerous sequences; frail in body but not in soul, stammering in voice but not in spirit, he was profound in the divine sciences, patient in adversity, gentle towards all, diligent in prayer, reading, meditation and writing.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 6 April as a monk of Saint Gall who composed numerous sequences and was profound in the divine sciences.
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.
Connected on this site
- Saint Theonistus Saint“303), while Rabanus and Notker the Stammerer date their martyrdom to the time of Theodosius II.” — Wikipedia
- Tuotilo Saint“Gallen and friends with the fellow monk Notker the Stammerer.” — Wikipedia
- Winebald of Troyes Saint“In the monastery of Saint Gall in Swabia, in the territory of present-day Switzerland, Blessed Notker the Stammerer, monk, who spent almost his whole life in this house, giving himself to the composition of many sequences; frail in body but not in mind, stammering in voice but not in spirit, he was deep in the…” — this site's research
- Roman Martyrology, 6 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q354813 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Notker the Stammerer (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.