Corbinian
Saint Corbinian (Latin: Corbinianus; French: Corbinien; German: Korbinian; c. 670 – 8 September c. 730 AD) was a Frankish bishop. After living as a hermit near Chartres for fourteen years, he made a pilgrimage to Rome. Pope Gregory II sent him to Bavaria. His opposition to the marriage of Duke Grimoald to his brother's widow, Biltrudis, caused Corbinian to go into exile for a time. His feast day is 8 September. The commemoration of the translation of his relics is 20 November.
Saint Corbinian | |
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Saint Corbinian depicted in The Miracle of the Bear (1489) by Jan Polack. Diocesan Museum in Freising, Germany. | |
| Bishop | |
| Born | c. 670 Châtres, Neustria (now France) |
| Died | 8 September c. 730 Freising, Kingdom of the Franks (now Germany) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 8 September and 20 November |
| Attributes | Bear; bishop making a bear carry his luggage because it has eaten his mule; bishop with a bear and mule in the background; bishop with Duke Grimoald at his feet |
| Patronage | Freising, Germany; archdiocese of Munich and Freising, Germany |
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