Arnold of St. Martin's
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Arnold of St. Martin's, Irish
Abbott
, died 1103.
Hogan states that Arnold was the last Irish abbot of Great St. Martin Church
, quoting a chronicle of Cologne, which states:
Ultimus ille fuit praesul de gente Scotorum.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
Abbott
Abbott
Abbott is a title given to the head of a monastery.Abbott may also refer to:-People:* Abbott , for people named Abbott* Abbott Handerson Thayer , American painter and naturalist-Places in the United States:* Abbott, Arkansas...
, died 1103.
Hogan states that Arnold was the last Irish abbot of Great St. Martin Church
Great St. Martin Church
The Great Saint Martin Church is a Romanesque Catholic church in Cologne, Germany. Its foundations rest on remnants of a Roman chapel, built on what was then an island in the Rhine. The church was later transformed into a Benedictine monastery...
, quoting a chronicle of Cologne, which states:
Ultimus ille fuit praesul de gente Scotorum.
See also
- TilmoTilmo-Background:Tilmo was a native of Ireland, though from what region is unknown. He had once been a soldier, then became a monk, and finally a preacher.-Cologne:...
, founder of St. Martin's, fl. 690. - Minnborinus of CologneMinnborinus of CologneMinnborinus of Cologne, Irish Abbot, fl. 974-986.Minborinus was the leader of a group of missionaries from Ireland who travelled to Cologne, Germany. Upon arriving, the Archbishop of Cologne, Warin of Cologne, made Minnborinus abbott of St. Martin's Abbey in the city and installed the rest of the...
, refounder of St. Martin's, died 986. - Helias of CologneHelias of CologneHelias of Cologne, Irish abbot, musician and composer, died 1040.-Background:Helias was a native of what is now County Monaghan, apparently been a monk at the monastery of Muckno which is now the parish around the town of Castleblayney...
, abbot of St. Martin's and St. Panthelon's, died 1040. - Schottenklöster
Reference
- Irish Monasteries in Germany, J.F. Hogan, pp. 526–535, Irish Ecclesiastical Record, 4th series, Vol. 3, 1898.
External links
- http://www.archive.org/stream/s4irishecclesias03dubluoft#page/526/mode/2up
- http://www.standingstones.com/irishem.html