Saint Disibod (619–c.700) was an

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and hermit, first mentioned in a

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(9th century).

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around 1170 composed a ''Vita'' of Saint Disibod He is commemorated on 8 September. According to Hildegard's ''Vita sancti Dysibodi'', Disibod came to the

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in 640 as a missionary, accompanied by his disciples Giswald, Clemens and Sallust. They were active in the

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and

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, until, guided by a dream, Disibod built a cell at the confluence of the rivers Nahe and Glan, the location of the later monastery of Disibodenberg.

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"St. Disen, or Disibode, of Ireland, Bishop and Confessor"
''Butler's Lives of the Saints'' 619 births 700 deaths 7th-century Frankish saints 7th-century Irish priests Medieval Irish saints on the Continent Colombanian saints People from Bad Kreuznach (district) {{Ireland-saint-stub