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Adalgott
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<p>Adalgott II of Disentis (died 1165) was a twelfth-century <a href="/facts/Monk/mDhTrNcB">monk</a> and <a href="/facts/Bishop/n2QGsDWx">bishop</a>. He entered <a href="/facts/Clairvaux_Abbey/1A0dBANJ">Clairvaux Abbey</a> as a monk, and was appointed as abbot of <a href="/facts/Disentis_Abbey/U15BRPsB">Disentis</a>. Adalgott cared for the sick and poor. He was subsequently named bishop of <a href="/facts/Chur/MFyltXrr">Chur</a>, and continued to care for the poor. He founded a hospital in 1150. He is venerated as a <a href="/facts/Catholic_Church/rJ4F4gqH">Roman Catholic</a> saint. His <a href="/facts/Feast_day/HIapcqYk">feast day</a> is celebrated on 3 October. </p>