Saint Pirmin | |
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 Late medieval figure of Saint Pirmin at Murbach Abbey | |
| Born | 700 somewhere in Spain |
| Died | November 3, 753 Hornbach, Germany |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | November 3 |
Saint Pirmin (latinized Pirminius, born before 700 (c. 670 according to many sources[1]), died November 3, 753 in Hornbach),[2] was a Merovingian-era monk and missionary. He founded or restored numerous monasteries in Alemannia (Swabia), especially in the Alsace, along the Upper Rhine and in the Lake Constance region.
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- ^ Old, Hughes Oliphant (1998). "3". The reading and preaching of the scriptures in the worship of the Christian church. Wm. Eerdmans. pp. 137–40. ISBN 978-0-8028-4619-8.