Saint Attalas of Bobbio
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- Also known as
- Attala
- Memorial
- 10 March
- Profile
- Monk.
Helped Columbanus build the abbey in Bobbio, Italy.
Abbot in 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.
- Born
- in Burgundy, France
- Died
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627 of natural causes
relics at Bobbio, Italy
- Representation
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abbot near a mill with his staff in hand
abbot with a nearby chair
with Saint Columbanus
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
Catholic Online
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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