ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 13th of August SAINT LUDOLPH AND BLESSED DRUTHMAR, ABBOTS Saint Ludolf (Ludolfus) and Blessed Druthmar (Druthmarus) abbots of Corvey, enjoyed special veneration from the earliest times. Ludolf or Ludolph (also Luidolfus, Luidolphus, Luitolfus, Luitholfus, Luidulphus, Lieutholphus, Lindulfus ) probably a son of Hoger, became abbot of Corvey Abbey in 965 or 966. He is the twelfth abbot in the line of succession. Under him the monastery and school of Corvey were in the most prosperous state, and many persons of high rank entrusted their sons to this institution. Ludolf chose only the most learned and virtuous men as teachers and he himself set the example of strict morals and holy discipline. His piety led him on a pilgrimage to Rome via Cologne. Emperor Otto II confirmed the abbey's privileges in 973. Saint Ludolf also enlarged the church at Godelheim in Westphalia and had his monastery surrounded by a hig...