![Saint Idda of Toggenburg in the Fischingen Abbey church.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/idda-von-toggenburg-titel-300x225.jpg)
Birth of a legend
Since the 15th century, Saint Idda of Toggenburg has been venerated at Fischingen Abbey. Her legend was invented to make the monastery more attractive.
![Cooling relief for pilgrims’ feet…](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/altar-300x235.jpg)
![The fall from the castle, depicted in a painting that can be seen today in the Toggenburg Museum in Lichtensteig.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/sturz-idda-e1636955638977-300x205.jpg)
![Albrecht von Bonstetten kneeling before a Madonna figure. Woodcut dating from 1493.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/albrecht-von-bonstetten-199x300.jpg)
![The Mother of God appears to the shepherd, 1580.](https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/app/uploads/maria-247x300.jpg)
Since the 15th century, Saint Idda of Toggenburg has been venerated at Fischingen Abbey. Her legend was invented to make the monastery more attractive.