St. Philip of Zell

Philip of Zell
Feastday: May 3
Death: 770

Benedictine hermit and founder. An Anglo Saxon, he undertook a pilgrimage and then became a hermit in the area around Worms. Meeting King Pepin the Short of the Franks, he became a friend and advisor to the monarch. He also attracted various followers and founded the monastery of Zell, so named because it had its start with his single "cell," or room. 

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Philip of Zell Philip of Zell Death: 770
Death: 770