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Cunibert
Bishop of Cologne
SaintFull write-upFranciaPre-congregation
Feast: 12 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
590
Died
663
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Cologne in Austrasia, now in Germany, Saint Cunibert, bishop, who after the barbarian invasions renewed church life and the piety of the faithful in the city and throughout the territory.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 November as a bishop of Cologne who renewed church life after the barbarian invasions.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 12 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q78718 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Cunibert (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.