Ratgar was abbot of the monastery of Fulda from 802 until 817. He was from a noble family in Germania, and was sent by his parents to Fulda, whose monastery school was already becoming a renowned center of learning.Hraban Maur in Monumenta Germaniae Historica Poetaes Latini Aevi CarolingiII, poem 13. which was at the time ruled by Saint Sturm, a disciple of Saint Boniface. Sturm died in 779 and Baugulf succeeded him as abbot, ruling until his retirement in 802,Annales Fuldenses in Monumenta Germaniae Historica Scriptores 1, p. 353. when he was succeeded by Ratgar.
