{"slug": "columbanus", "label": "Columbanus", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbanus", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q319653", "qid": "Q319653", "description": "Irish missionary and saint (540-615)", "entries": 9, "years": 9, "span": [540, 800], "span_label": ["540 CE", "800 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 4}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "ireland", "label": "Ireland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "france", "label": "France", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "scotland", "label": "Scotland", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "english-channel", "label": "English Channel", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "great-britain", "label": "Great Britain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "brittany", "label": "Brittany", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-burgundy", "label": "Kingdom of Burgundy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "monasticism", "label": "Monasticism", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 540, "year_label": "540 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Columbanus, Irish missionary (or 543)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367291057#Births", "title": "540", "revid": 1367291057, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 543, "year_label": "543 CE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Columbanus, Irish missionary (d. 615)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340799598#Births", "title": "543", "revid": 1340799598, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 585, "year_label": "585 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Columbanus, Irish missionary, gathers 12 companions for his journey to Britain, probably to the Scottish coast. After a short time, he crosses the English Channel and lands in Brittany (France).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365938601#Religion", "title": "585", "revid": 1365938601, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 590, "year_label": "590 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Columbanus, Irish missionary, obtains from King Guntram the Gallo-Roman castle Luxovium (Luxeuil-les-Bains), where he founds the Abbey of Luxeuil.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364753220#Religion", "title": "590", "revid": 1364753220, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 610, "year_label": "610 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Columbanus and Gallus begin their missionary work in Bregenz, near Lake Constance (Switzerland).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368795500#Religion", "title": "610", "revid": 1368795500, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 612, "year_label": "612 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Columbanus moves to Italy and establishes the monastery of Bobbio (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367635982#Religion", "title": "612", "revid": 1367635982, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 615, "year_label": "615 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 21", "text": "November 21 – Columbanus, Irish missionary (b. 543)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364752554#Deaths", "title": "615", "revid": 1364752554, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 627, "year_label": "627 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Fourth Council of Mâcon: A council of Christian bishops approves the Monastic Rule of Saint Columbanus in the city of Mâcon (Burgundy).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1346712156#Religion", "title": "627", "revid": 1346712156, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 800, "year_label": "800 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The Book of Kells is written and illuminated in a Columban monastery, in Ireland (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367075277#Religion", "title": "800", "revid": 1367075277, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}]}