Bertin

Saint Bertin the Great
Illustration of St. Bertin
Born	c. 615 Constance, Duchy of Alamannia, Frankish Kingdom
Died	c. 709 Abbey of the MoriniSaint Bertin, Saint-Omer, Frankish Kingdom
Venerated in	Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine	Abbey of St. Bertin
Feast	5 September

Bertin (Latin: Bertinus; c. 615 – c. 709 AD), also known as Saint Bertin the Great, was the Frankish abbot of a monastery in Saint-Omer later named the Abbey of Saint Bertin after him. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. The fame of Bertin's learning and sanctity was so great that in a short time more than 150 monks lived under his rule. Among them were St. Winnoc and his three companions who had come from Brittany to join Bertin's community and assist in the conversions. Nearly the whole Morini region was Christianized.