Bruno of Cologne


Bruno of Cologne

Saint Bruno of Cologne, by Nicolas Mignard
Monk, hermit
Bornc. 1030
Cologne, Archdiocese of Cologne
Died6 October 1101
Serra San Bruno
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified1514 by Pope Leo X[1]
Canonized17 February 1623 by Pope Gregory XV[2]
Feast6 October
AttributesCarthusian habit, holding a skull, rule of the Carthusian order, crucifix

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 Carthusian Order. 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.

  1. ^ "Ravier, A., "Short Biography of St Bruno", 1983". Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  2. ^ Derry, George H (1913). "St. Bruno (2)" . In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. "St. Bruno [...] had never been formally canonized. His cult, authorized for the Carthusian Order by Leo X in 1514, was extended to the whole church by Gregory XV, 17 February 1623, as a semi-double feast, and elevated to the class of doubles by Clement X, 14 March 1674."

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