Saint SimpertAlso spelled Sintbert, Sintpert, Simbert. (died 13 October 807) was an

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, and

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. He was educated at

Murbach Abbey Murbach Abbey (french: Abbaye de Murbach) was a famous Benedictine monastery in Murbach, southern Alsace, in a valley at the foot of the Grand Ballon in the Vosges. The monastery was founded in 727 by Eberhard, Count of Alsace, and established ...

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, where he took the

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and was elected abbot. In 778, he was appointed

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, at Staffelsee Abbey, and at

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. He rebuilt the Basilica of St. Afra and others. While he was bishop, he remained abbot of Murbach, ruling at the same time the diocese and the monastery. He died on 13 October 807, and was buried at St Afra's church. Since 1624, he has been a secondary

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of Augsburg, his

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having been approved in 1468.

References

Sources

* Holweck, F. G., ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints''. 1924.

External links

* http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/74135
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