Ekkehard I, called Major or Senex, was a monk of the Abbey of Saint Gall. He was of noble birth, of the Jonschwyl family in Toggenburg, and was educated in the monastery of St. Gall; after joining the Benedictine Order, he was appointed director... Wikipedia
Born: 910 AD, Toggenburg District, Switzerland
Died: January 14, 973 AD (age 63 years), St. Gallen, Switzerland