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Columbanus
c. 543 – 615 · b. Leinster
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Quick facts
- Born
- c. 543, Leinster
- Died
- 615, Bobbio
- Region
- west
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Columban
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Irish missionary to Frankish Gaul and northern Italy.
- Primary source
- Columbanus, Epistolae
Irish missionary to Frankish Gaul and northern Italy. Founded the monasteries of Luxeuil, Annegray, and Bobbio. Wrote the Regula Columbani and letters to Pope Boniface IV defending the Irish Easter computus.
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Common questions
- Who was Columbanus?
- Columbanus (543–615) — Irish missionary to Frankish Gaul and northern Italy. Founded the monasteries of Luxeuil, Annegray, and Bobbio. Wrote the Regula Columbani and letters to Pope Boniface IV defending the Irish Easter computus.
- Who did Columbanus correspond with?
- Pope Gregory I (the Great).
Sources for biography
- Columbanus, Epistolae primary
- Columbanus, Regula Monachorum primary
- Jonas of Bobbio, Vita Columbani primary
documented connections(1)
- corresponded Pope Gregory I (the Great)Columbanus wrote to Pope Gregory I on the date of Easter (Epistola 1).Columbanus, Epistola 1
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Columbanus).