Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district. In 1990, the city hosted t…Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district. In 1990, the city hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival. In 744 Saint Sturm, a disciple of Saint Boniface, founded the Benedictine monastery of Fulda as one of Boniface's outposts in the reorganization of the church in Germany. The initial grant for the abbey was signed by Carloman, Mayor of the Palace in Austrasia, the son of Charles Martel. The support of the Mayors of the Palace, and later of the early Pippinid and Carolingian rulers, was important to Boniface's success. Fulda also received support from many of the leading families of the Carolingian world. Sturm, whose tenure as abbot lasted from 747 until 779, was most likely related to the Agilolfing dukes of Bavaria.
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