ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 16th of November WELCOME! SAINT OTHMAR OF ST GALLEN, ABBOT Descended from a noble family, Saint Othmar (Otmar, Audemarus and Automarus) of St Gallen [Switzerland] was pastor of the church of St Florin, Ramünsch at first. Appointed abbot of St Gall (custos S. Gallunis) by Carl Martell at the instigation of Count Waldram and confirmed by Bishop Boso in A.D. 720, he exchanged his secular priestly attire for that of the monastic . With a firm hand he ordered the administration of the goods, the discipline and the premises in the manner of a regular monastery. He also established a hospice for lepers and also occasionally got involved in their care for love of neighbour's sake. He chastened his body by frequent fasting, and armed with this shield against temptations, he held nightly vigils and restrained any potential distractions by his spirit of constant prayer. A while later, some powerful people hatched a plot...