Saint Attalas of Bobbio

Also known as

• Attal
• Attala
• Attale

Memorial

• 10 March

Profile

Monk at Lérins, France. Monk at Luxeuil Abbey. Helped Columbanus build the abbey in Bobbio, Italy. Served as its abbot from 615. During Attalas’s abbacy most of the monks stood out against the severity of the Columbanian Rule. His monks included Saint Valery and Saint Blitmund of Bobbio.

Born

• in Burgundy, France

Died

• 627 of natural causes
• relics at Bobbio, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Representation

• abbot near a mill with his staff in hand
• abbot with a nearby chair
• with Saint Columbanus

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Catholic Online
• Kirken i Norge
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Attalas of Bobbio“. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 March 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>