Columbanus

Also known as Columban, Saint Columbanus, St Columban

Saint Columbanus (; 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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Columbanus was a male monk, missionary, and writer associated with Celtic Christianity. He was born in Leinster and spoke Old Irish as his native language. He also wrote in medieval Latin and Latin. Columbanus was a student of Comgall and held the position of abbot.

He died on November 23, 0615, in Bobbio. He is buried at Bobbio Abbey. His feast day is celebrated on November 23. He is canonized as a saint. His works have been described in sources such as the *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.

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Saint.honorific_prefix: Saint
Saint.name: Columbanus
Saint.image: San Colombano.jpg
Saint.alt: Picture of Saint Columbanus
Saint.caption: Saint Columbanus, stained glass window, Bobbio Abbey crypt
Saint.birth_date: 543
Saint.birth_place: Kingdom of Leinster
Saint.death_place: Bobium, Kingdom of the Lombards
Saint.venerated_in: Eastern Orthodox ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Saint.feast_day: 23 November

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Republic of Ireland
Place of birth: Leinster
Place of death: Bobbio
Occupation: writer
Position held: abbot
Languages spoken: Latin
Native language: Old Irish
Religion: Celtic Christianity
Student of: Comgall
Image: San Colombano.jpg

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Commons category: Saint Columbanus
feast day: November 23
canonization status: saint
date of birth: 0543-00-00
date of death: 0615-00-00
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
writing language: medieval Latin
different from: Columba
subject has role: abbot
name in native language: Columbanus

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Works in European collections

5 objects attributed to Columbanus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Columbanus, född 540 i Navan, död 23 november 615 i Bobbio, var en irisk munk och helgon. Columbanus, vars namn betyder "den vita duvan", drog efter 30 års verksamhet på Irland till Gallien tillsammans med tolv följeslagare. Där grundade han klostret Luxeuil. Han skrev en munkregel och även botböcker i de iriska klostrens strängt asketiska anda. Men på grund av konflikter med den lokala kyrkan måste han lämna Luxeuil omkring 600. En orsak till konflikten var irernas avvikande datum för påskfirandet. Columbanus drog vidare till Italien; hans lärjunge Gallus grundade på vägen klostret Sankt Gallen i Alperna. Columbanus grundade i klostret Bobbio. Med tiden övergick de columbanska klostren till benediktinregeln, men vidareförde många av de iriska traditionerna. Columbanus firas den 23 november.

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