Nortpert was called to Saint Gall from the reform monastery Stavelot in order to reintroduce a strict monastic way of life. Despite resistance on the part of the monks of Saint Gall, he was able to successfully assert a reform programme. In 1040, he welcomed King
Henry III whom he accompanied on his campaign in Italy in 1046. In Rome in 1047, he obtained the
canonisation of Saint Gall's local saint
Wiborada who died as a
martyr in the course of the
Hungarian invasions. As an abbot who tried to preserve the property rights of his monastery, he came into a bloody conflict with Bishop
Rumold von Konstanz. After 38 years in office, he abdicated in 1072. == Sources ==