Christian feast days: Blessed Notker the Stammerer

Notker the Stammerer

Composer, poet and scholar (c. 840–912)

Notker the Stammerer, Notker Balbulus, or simply Notker, was a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Saint Gall active as a composer, poet and scholar. Described as "a significant figure in the Western Church", Notker made substantial contributions to both the music and literature of…