Virgil of Salzburg | |
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 Statue of Saint Virgil at the Salzburg Cathedral | |
| Bishop | |
| Born | c. 700 Ireland |
| Died | 27 November 784 Salzburg, Avar March, Frankish Empire |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1233 by Pope Gregory IX |
| Feast | 27 November |
Virgil (c. 700– 27 November 784), also spelled Vergil, Vergilius, Virgilius, Feirgil or Fearghal, was an Irish priest and early astronomer. He left Ireland around 745, intending to visit the Holy Land; but, like many of his countrymen, he settled in Francia. Virgil served as abbot of Aghaboe, bishop of Ossory and later bishop of Salzburg. He was called "the Apostle of Carinthia"[1] and "the geometer".
- ^ Warren, Frederick Edward (1881). The Liturgy and Ritual of the Celtic Church. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 45.