Eberhard of Einsiedeln

Eberhard of Einsiedeln (in French Évrard) was the first abbot of the monastery of Einsiedeln, in present-⁠day Switzerland, and he died in 958. He is remembered on 14 August.

He was born in Swabia and was provost, that is, first of the canons, of the cathedral of Strasbourg. He withdrew to the monastery of Einsiedeln, in the company of Benno of Metz (died 940), with whom he laid the foundation of the community there. He remained at Einsiedeln until his death. Our sources are brief and give no other details.

He is a saint of the West, of the undivided Church; no Orthodox synodal canonization is known.