Saint Cunibert of Cologne
Also known as
• Cunibert of Keulen
• Cunibert of Köln
• Cunibert of Trèves
• Cunibert of Trier
• Cunipert, Honoberht, Kunibert
Profile
Born to the Frankish nobility. Archdeacon of Trier, Germany. Archbishop of Cologne, Germany in 627. Spiritual teacher and advisor to Saint Sigebert III, and co-regent of Austrasia. Known as a great builder of churches and monasteries in his diocese. Legend says that a dove led him to the lost grave of Saint Ursula.
Died
• c.663 in Cologne, Germany of natural causes
• interred in the Saint Cunibert Church in Cologne
Representation
bishop with a bird (usually a dove or pigeon), often speaking in his ear or leading him somewhere
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