Saint Gobain also known as Goban, was an Irish

Ireland

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 Benedictine

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 monk

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 and spiritual student of Saint Fursey

Saint Fursey

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 at Burgh Castle

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, Norfolk

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, England

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. Born in Ireland

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. Little else is known of Gobain except that he would have accompanied Fursey on his travel to France

France

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 where they lived as hermit

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s in the forest of Coucy (Aisne

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). Known to prefer solitude

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, he was murdered by non-Christian

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 raiders

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while in that forest in the year 670 AD. His memorial is dedicated on June 20.

Sources

• June 20 St. Patrick Catholic Church Washington, D.C. "Saints of the Day"