St. Bobo
frankish warrior, saint and pilgrim
Feast: 22 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Bobo of Provence (French: Beuvon or Bobon, Italian: Bovo or Bobone; died 986) was a Frankish warrior and pilgrim from Noyers (Noghiers). He is known only from the anonymous biography Vita sancti Bobonis. He built a castle on a hill opposite the Muslim fortress of Fraxinet and led the Christians of Provence to victory in battle with the Muslims in an unknown year. During the battle he had a mystical experience and vowed, if victorious, to renounce war and become a pilgrim devoted to the care of orphans and widows. After the loss of his brother, he went on pilgrimage to Rome and died at Voghera in Lombardy.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
- santiebeati.it — Santiebeati entry 90587: 'San Bovo di Voghera — Cavaliere, Provenza X sec. - Voghera, 22 maggio 986', feast 22 May. Patron of Voghera and Caltignaga; dates and feast match the page exactly.
- Wikidata Q2570576 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Bobo (CC BY-SA)
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