Bruno of Cologne
1030 –October 6, 1101
Catholic priest, Writer, Anchorite, Founder of Catholic religious community
Lived 71 years
- Born in
- Cologne
- Passed away in
- Certosa di Serra San Bruno
Bruno of Cologne (German: Bruno von Köln; Italian: Bruno di Colonia; c. 1030 – 6 October 1101), venerated as Saint Bruno, was the founder of the Carthusians. He personally founded the order's first two communities. He was a celebrated teacher at Reims and a close advisor of his former pupil, Pope Urban II. His feast day is 6 October.
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