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St. Columbanus

543–615 · Bobbio · Feast November 21

Columbanus left Ireland around 590 with twelve companions and founded monasteries in Gaul, including Luxeuil. He rebuked a king for his sins and was expelled, travelled up the Rhine, crossed the Alps, and founded the monastery of Bobbio in northern Italy, where he died. His monks spread the faith across Europe.

  • Feast: November 21 (New Calendar)
  • Lived: 543–615
  • Place: Bobbio
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