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Columbanus

Columbanus (Irish: Columbán; 543 – 21 November 615) was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries after 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil Abbey in present-day France and Bobbio Abbey in present-day Italy.

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Born
543 Kingdom of Leinster
Died
21 November 615(615-11-21) (aged 71–72) Bobium, Kingdom of the Lombards
Feast
23 November
Venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church

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related to The Alps (611–612) · 33
Columbanus → Aar, Alemanni, Alps, Arbon, As Theuderich, Aurelia, Austrasia, Bregenz, Burgundy, Gallus, Gospel, He, Here, In, Lake Constance, Lake Zurich, Limmat, Lombardy, Luxeuil, Mainz
related to Lombardy (612–615) · 28
Columbanus → After, Agilulf, Arianism, At, Bobbio, Boniface, He, Holy See, In, Irishman, Italy, King Agilulf, Lombard, Lombards, Lombardy, Milan, Nestorianism, Pope Boniface IV, Pope Gregory, Queen Theodelinda
related to Character · 27
Columbanus → According, Although, Boniface, Caledonia, Columba, Donatus, Europe, Fiesole, God's, His, Holy See, Irish, It, Jonas, Kaiserwerdt, Kilian, Like, Saint-Ursanne, Salzburg, Stories
related to Legacy · 25
Columbanus → AD, All, An Italian, Bobbio, Columbanus's, Costello, Europae, Europe, France, Great, He's, His, Historian Alexander O'Hara, History, In, Irish, It, John, Jonas, Luxeuil
related to Frankish Gaul (c. 590 – 610) · 19
Columbanus → Attala, Brittany, Burgundy, Cornwall, Cummain, Domgal, Eogain, Eunan, Frankish, Gallus, Gurgano, Jonas, Libran, Lua, Saint-Malo, Sigisbert, They, Waldoleno, Younger
related to External links · 18
Columbanus → Catholic Encyclopedia, CELT, Columban, Internet Medieval Sourcebook, January, Knights, Letters, Media, Monk Jonas Archived, New International Encyclopedia, Saint, Saint Columbanus, Saint ColumbanusSermons, St, The Order, Wayback Machine, Wikimedia Commons The Life, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Rule of Saint Columbanus · 16
Columbanus → Bangor Abbey, But, Christ, Father, He, In, Irish, Justly, Let, Much, One, Rule, Saint Benedict, Saint Columbanus, The, The Rule
related to Veneration · 14
Columbanus → According, Benedictines, Bobbio, Bobbio Abbey, His, In, Ireland, Irish, Many, November, Pope Gregory, Roman Martyrology, Sometimes, The
related to Biography and early life · 13
Columbanus → Abbot Sinell, After, Cluaninis, Colmán, County Fermanagh, He, Ireland, Kingdom, Latinised, Leinster, Psalms, River Erne, Under Sinell's
related to Death · 9
Columbanus → Bobbio, Burgundy, During, He, King Chlothar II, Luxeuil Abbey, November, Our Lady, Trebbia

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bobbio monks saint rule life irish abbey luxeuil columbanus's first king letter bishops st pope ii chapter frankish also columban

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ColumbanusBorn543 Kingdom of Leinster1.00infobox
ColumbanusDied21 November 615(615-11-21) (aged 71–72) Bobium, Kingdom of the Lombards1.00infobox
ColumbanusFeast23 November1.00infobox
ColumbanusVenerated inEastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church1.00infobox
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Columbanusrelated to Biography and early lifeLatinised0.60section
Columbanusrelated to Biography and early lifeColmán0.60section
Columbanusrelated to Biography and early lifeKingdom0.60section
Columbanusrelated to Biography and early lifeLeinster0.60section
Columbanusrelated to Biography and early lifeIreland0.60section

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