Bruno of Cologne

✶January 1, 1030

†October 6, 1101

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About their life

Bruno of Cologne, venerated as Saint Bruno, was the founder of the Carthusians. 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.

founder of the Carthusian Order (1030–1101)

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