Disibod, Saint
Disibod, Saint
Confessor , Bishop of Disenberg, Germany ; born Ireland , c.619 ; died 700 . He settled on the continent near Bingen, and founded the monastery of Mount Disibod, from which the name Disenberg is derived. He governed there under the Irish rule, as abbot -bishop . His life by Saint Hildegard was written from visions and is wholly unhistorical. Patron of Disenberg. Feast , 8 July , and 8 September .
Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Disibod, Saint
Irish bishop and patron of Disenberg (Disibodenberg), born c. 619; died 8 July, 700. His life was written in 1170 by St. Hildegarde, from her visions. St. Disibod journeyed to the Continent about the year 653, and settled in the valley of the Nahe, not far from Bingen. His labours continued during the latter half of the seventh century, and, though he led the life of an anchorite, he had a numerous community, who built bee-hive cells, in the Irish fashion, on the eastern slopes of the mountain. Before his death he had the happiness of seeing a church erected, served by a colony of monks following the Rule of St. Columba, and he was elected abbot-bishop, the monastery being named Mount Disibod, subsequently Disenberg, in the Diocese of Mainz. Numerous miracles are recorded of the saint. Some authors are of the opinion that his death really took place on 8 Sept., whilst the date 8 July is that of the translation of his relics in the year 754, St. Boniface being present.
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