Minnborinus of Cologne (
fl. 974–986) was an
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
abbot
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and
saint active in Germany.
Minborinus was the leader of a group of
missionaries from Ireland who travelled to
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...
,
Germany
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. Upon arriving, the
Archbishop of Cologne,
Warin of Cologne
Warin (died 9 September 984) was the Archbishop of Cologne, Germany, from 976 to 984.
Life
Warin's origins are not recorded. He became a cleric of the Cathedral in Cologne.
Warin became the Archbishop of Cologne in 976. In 983 the Holy Roman Em ...
, made Minnborinus abbot of St. Martin's Abbey (now
Great St. Martin Church) in the city, and installed the rest of the group in the abbey. Minnborinus governed St. Martin's from 974 till his death on 15 August 986. He was succeeded by his fellow-countryman,
Kilian of Cologne.
Because St. Martin's was declared an Irish abbey, there were many dedications to Irish saints in the area, with five churches and seven chapels dedicated to
Saint Brigid alone.
His
feast-day
The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context d ...
is celebrated on 18 July.
See also
*
Tilmo
Tilmo, Irish missionary, fl. 690.
Background
Tilmo was a native of Ireland, though from what region is unknown. He had once been a soldier, then became a monk, and finally a preacher.
Cologne
Egbert of England and Wigbert tried and failed to c ...
*
Marianus Scotus
Marianus Scotus (1028–1082 or 1083) was an Irish monk and chronicler. He authored the ''Chronica Clara'', a history of the world.
Name
Marianus Scotus is Latin for " Marian the Scot", although that term at the time was still inclusive of ...
*
Schottenklöster
Sources
* "Irish Monasteries in Germany", J.F. Hogan, pp. 526–535, ''Irish Ecclesiastical Record'', 4th series, Vol. 3, (1898).
External links
Saint of the Day, July 18: ''Minnborinus of Cologne''at ''SaintPatrickDC.org''
''The Irish Ecclesiastical Record'', Vol. III, Jan.–June 1898
986 deaths
10th-century Irish abbots
Irish expatriates in Germany
Year of birth unknown
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