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Sep 12, 2018 · Andreas Praefcke (Public Domain) Saint Gall (c. 550 - c. 645 CE), also known as Saint Gallus, was an Irish monk who lived in what is present-day Switzerland during the 6th century CE and was one of twelve companions of Saint Columbanus ' Christian mission to the European continent.
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birds, geese, poultry, Switzerland, St. Gallen [1] Stained-glass disc showing Saint Gall as dean, dated 1566. Gall ( Latin: Gallus; c. 550 – c. 645) according to hagiographic tradition was a disciple and one of the traditional twelve companions of Columbanus on his mission from Ireland to the continent. However, he may have originally come ...
Born: c. 550,, Ireland. Died: c. 645,, Switzerland. Founder: Sankt Gallen. Saint Gall (born c. 550, Ireland—died c. 645, Switzerland; feast day October 16) was an Irish monk who helped spread Irish influence while introducing Christianity to western Europe.
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Definition. Saint Gall (c. 550 - c. 645 CE), also known as Saint Gallus, was an Irish monk who lived in what is present-day Switzerland during the 6th century CE and was one of twelve companions of Saint Columbanus' Christian mission to the European continent.
- James Blake Wiener
St. Gall, the deacon and the bear (See the description page.) The death of St. Gall, with the crippled beggar on the left (See the description page.) ATTRIBUTES A bear A crozier, long cross, or staff A mitre (erroneously) DATES Feast day: October 16 Lived circa 550-646 BIOGRAPHY Walafrid Strabo's Life of St. Gall, translated in Stouck, 223-49.
In 719 the Benedictine Abbey of St. Gall, Switzerland, was founded on a site that had been used for religious purposes since 613. "Around 613 an Irishman named Gallus , a disciple and companion of Saint Columbanus , established a hermitage on the site that would become the Abbey.
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