Joseph of Freising

Saint Joseph of Freising, a native of Verona, was a monk and from 764 the third bishop of Freising in Bavaria. He reposed in the same year, 764.

In 752 he founded the monastery of Saint Zeno at Isen, and his relics are kept at Isen.

He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 17 January (new style).