Saint Cunibert of Cologne

He attended the first Council of Reims, under Sonnatius, a council where several canons were decreed against heresies and concerning ecclesiastical immunity. His holiness, prudence, and wisdom brought great renown, not only to the church of Cologne, but throughout all of Austrasia and the entire Frankish empire.

He assisted Dagobert with his coun sel, fir Dagobert King of the Franks petitioned by Sulpicius to annul a tax. st as King of Austrasia, then as master of the entire Frankish nation; he was not without contribution to the prosperity of this reign, the most flourishing seen under the Merovingian dynasty.

When Dagobert established his son Sigebert as King of Austrasia, of which Metz was the capital, he gave him Saint Cunibert as an advisor and guide; under such wise conduct, the young prince acquired virtues that shone forth in fine examples and a piety that left behind remarkable monuments.

Pe pin the Elder, Pépin le Vieux Mayor of the palace and close friend of Saint Cunibert. father of Saint Gertrude, a prince as commendable for his virtues as for his talents, was united to Saint Cunibert by the bonds of the closest friendship. It was these two men who, after the death of Dagobert, maintained the Austrasians in duty and in peace.

Our holy bishop favored the foundation of the monasteries of Malmedy and Stavelot by Saint Remaclus; he promoted Saint Aman saint Amand Spiritual advisor to Gertrude. d to the bishopric of Maastricht; he founded in Cologne, under the patronage of Sai nt Lupus, the institute of the twel institut des douze frères pleureurs Religious community founded by Cunibert to keep vigil over deceased bishops. ve weeping brothers. One of their duties consisted of keeping watch over the bodies of deceased bishops of Cologne until they were laid in the ground; they also attended the offices of the cathedral on Sundays, and every day during the holy forty days.

Cunibert discovered the burial plac e of Saint Ur sainte Ursule Saint whose tomb was discovered by Cunibert in Cologne. sula through the sign of a dove. Outside the walls of Cologne, on the north side, he founded the church of l'église de Saint-Clément Church founded by Cunibert for his burial. Saint Clement, in which he was buried after forty years of episcopate (625-663), and which today bears his name.

In the 14th century, a fire having consumed the monastery of St. Mary ad Gradus, as the fire was spreading to the metropolis located nearby, the congregation of St. Cunibert brought the relics of its patron saint into the church and opposed them to the flames, which were suddenly extinguished, in the presence of Archbishop Sigswin.

A dove and a small reduction of a church in the form of a miniature are the most ordinary attributes of Saint Cunibert: the history of his life provides sufficient key to these symbols.

Saint Cunibert is one of the patrons of Col Cologne Archiepiscopal see and burial place of the saint. ogne.

Proper of Cologne.