Person

Saint Pirmin

c. 670–753 · 8th century · Also known as Pirminius

Saint Pirmin was a wandering bishop and monastic founder in the Frankish realm. In 724, with the support of Charles Martel, he founded the Benedictine abbey of Reichenau on Lake Constance, and in 727 Murbach in the Vosges, before founding Hornbach, where he died. His foundations became leading centres of learning in Alemannia and Alsace.

Saint Pirmin
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Imperial Abbey of ReichenauImperial Abbey of Murbach

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Saint Pirmin. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pirmin
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