Callo, Saint
Callo, Saint
Confessor , Apostle of Switzerland, born Ireland , c.550; died Arbon, Switzerland, 627 . He was a monk, one of the 12 disciples who followed Saint Columbanus to Luxeuil, and later to Bregenz, where he led a hermit ‘s life, near the river Steinach. He declined the abbacy of Luxeuil and the episcopacy of Constance. After his death a church was erected in his honor which later grew into a monastery , c.613 . Represented in art with a bear , as there is a legend that a bear once brought wood to feed his fire; also holding a cross , and book . Feast , 16 October .