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thumb|upright|Relic in Speyer Cathedral. Pirmin (; before 700 – November 3, 753), was a Merovingian-era monk and missionary who founded or restored numerous monasteries in Alemannia. He is regarded as a saint in the Catholic Church.

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Saint.name
Saint Pirmin
Saint.birth_date
700
Saint.image
Hornbacher_Sakramentar_fol._8v.jpg
Saint.caption
Illustration from the : Abbot Adalbert of Hornbach presents the manuscript to his patron saint, Pirmin
Saint.birth_place
somewhere in Spain
Saint.death_place
Hornbach, Germany
Saint.feast_day
November 3
Saint.venerated_in
Roman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Missionary and other activities
  • References
  • External links
  • See also

thumb|upright|Relic in Speyer Cathedral. Pirmin (; before 700 – November 3, 753), was a Merovingian-era monk and missionary who founded or restored numerous monasteries in Alemannia. He is regarded as a saint in the Catholic Church.

==Biography== Pirmin was probably from the area of Narbonne, possibly of Visigothic origin. Many Visigoths fled to Francia after the Arab conquest of Spain at the beginning of the 8th century.

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