Saint Achaire (Acaire)
A monk of Luxeuil trained under the influence of Saint Columbanus, Achaire became Bishop of Noyon and Tournai in the 7th…
Historical figure
Saint Columbanus
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17 saints linked
Saint Agilus (Ail)
Born to Burgundian nobles, Saint Agile was entrusted as a child to Saint Columbanus at Luxeuil. After a mission of evang…
Saint Attala of Bobbio
Born in Burgundy, Saint Attala was a disciple of Saint Columbanus at Luxeuil and later at Bobbio, where he became the se…
Saint Bertulf (Bertoul)
An Austrasian nobleman converted by Saint Arnulf, Bertulf became a monk at Luxeuil before joining Bobbio in Italy. Elect…
Saint Cagnoald (Chagnoald)
Born into an illustrious Frankish family, Cagnoald was a privileged disciple of Saint Columbanus at Luxeuil before becom…
Saint Deicolus (Desle)
An Irish monk and disciple of Saint Columbanus, Desle founded the Abbey of Lure in Franche-Comté in the 7th century. Kno…
Saint Donatus of Besançon
Born in Besançon after a miraculous birth obtained by Saint Columbanus, Donatus was a monk at Luxeuil before becoming ar…
Saint Eustasius of Luxeuil
Successor to Saint Columbanus as head of the Abbey of Luxeuil, Eustase was a great reformer and missionary of the 7th ce…
Saint Fare of Champigny
Saint Fare, daughter of the nobleman Agneric, dedicated herself to God from her childhood under the influence of Saint C…
Saint Gall of Ireland
An Irish monk and disciple of Saint Columbanus, Gall participated in the evangelization of Gaul and Switzerland in the 7…
Saint Guntram, King of Burgundy
Grandson of Clovis and King of Burgundy in the 6th century, Gontran distinguished himself by his piety and clemency afte…
Saint Leobard (Leuvart)
A disciple of Saint Columbanus, Leobard founded the Abbey of Marmoutier in Alsace in the early 7th century on a royal es…
Saint Nicet (Nizier)
Elected bishop of Besançon around 590, Saint Nicet re-established the episcopal see in his home city after the exile in …
Saint Ouen (Dadon)
Chancellor of France under Dagobert I, Saint Ouen was an upright minister before becoming Archbishop of Rouen in 646. A …
Saint Sigisbert (Sigebert)
An Irish monk and companion of Saint Columbanus, Sigisbert lived at Luxeuil before settling as a hermit in the Swiss Alp…
Saint Valery (Monk of Luxeuil and first abbot of Leuconaüs)
Of humble origins in Auvergne, Valery became a monk at Luxeuil under Saint Columbanus before founding the abbey of Leuco…
Saint Walbert
A former Sicambrian nobleman and soldier, Walbert became the third abbot of Luxeuil in the 7th century. During his forty…