Rumo von Ramstein


Rumo von Ramstein was abbot of the Abbey of Saint Gall from 1274 until 1281.
The monk Rumo was a member of the noble family of Ramstein. He was camerarius, sacristan and deacon under the leadership of Abbot Berchtold von Falkenstein and his immediate successor, Heinrich III von Wartenberg until the death of the latter. He was then elected anti-abbot to Ulrich VII von Güttingen. After Ulrich's death, Rumo was universally accepted. He staged an economic buy-out of the abbey while disputes with abbey subjects in Appenzell and the Klostervogt were exacerbating the state of affairs. As a result, Rumo abdicated his position in 1281 for a yearly compensation of 100 marks. The document detailing the amount and origin of his pension is dated 15 January 1282. It is thought to be the first reference of Appenzeller cheese, as the abbot was to be given 60 cheese loaves a year from the village of Gais, each roughly worth eight denarii. Rumo died between 1297 and 1303.

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