Adalbert of Tegernsee

Adalbert of Tegernsee was, according to tradition, the founder and first abbot of the monastery of Tegernsee in Bavaria, and reposed around the year 800 (or 804). He is venerated as a saint in the Western Church; his day is 1 November (one source also gives 26 February).

Together with his brother Oatkar (Otgar), he belonged, according to legend, to the old Bavarian noble family of the Huosi. They founded the monastic community at Tegernsee around the middle of the 8th century. The relics of Saint Quirinus are said to have been brought as a gift of Pope Zachary, in 746 or 761, to the church of the Saviour they had built. Adalbert became the first abbot, while Oatkar remained a lay brother. The exact dates of his term are not known; it is often assumed that he was abbot from 762 to 800. According to legend Adalbert died on a 1 November, around the year 800 or 804, Oatkar having died earlier.

In 1693 the relics of the founders were moved under the high altar of the church of Saint Quirinus at Tegernsee; Adalbert is venerated as a saint, as is his brother. Pathological examinations of 2016 on the skeletons of the founders indicate that Adalbert was born around 740, so a founding of the monastery under him in 746 is highly unlikely.