- Saint Bertulf
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name=Saint Bertulf
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death_date=705
feast_day=5 February
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church
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death_place=Artois
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prayer_attrib=Saint Bertulf (d.
Artois , 705) was a German who converted toChristianity and founded a "Colombanian"abbey .Bertulf was the son of a pagan nobleman and was a near relative of
Arnulf of Metz , whose example had such an influence on Bertulf that he became a Christian and in 620 entered the monastery ofLuxeuil .A few years later he became acquainted with
Abbot Attala , who had come to Luxeuil on a visit, and, with permission of Abbot Eustace of Luxeuil, joined Attala's community at Bobbio inItaly . Upon the death of Attala in 627, Bertulf was elected by the monks of Bobbio as their abbot. Like his predecessor, he insisted on the observance of the austere rule introduced bySt. Columban , the founder of Bobbio, and preached fearlessly againstArianism , which had gained a firm foothold in Italy under the Lombard kings.When the
Bishop of Tortona endeavoured to bring Bobbio under his own jurisdiction, Bertulf hastened toRome , wherePope Honorius received him kindly and granted the monastery entire exemption from episcopal jurisdiction. Jonas, a monk of Bobbio, who accompanied Bertulf on his journey to Rome, relates that, while returning to his monastery, Bertulf was attacked by a deadly fever, and cured miraculously bySt. Peter . The same author ascribes a few other miracles to the prayers of St. Bertulf. Most martyrologies give him the title of saint. His feast is celebrated on19 August .External links
* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0205.htm 5 February saints at Saint Patrick's Church]
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