Irish monastic missions to Continental Europe (563–800)

1. Columba establishes monastery on Iona

   Jan 1, 563Labels: Columba, Iona Monastery

   • Cambridge Core
   • Edinburgh Saints

2. Columbanus begins mission in Merovingian Gaul

   Jan 1, 590Labels: Columbanus, Merovingian Gaul

   • Luxeuil
   • WHE

3. Columbanus founds Luxeuil Abbey

   Jan 1, 590Labels: Luxeuil Abbey, Columbanus

   • Luxeuil
   • Columbanus

4. Gallus establishes hermit cell at St. Gallen

   Jan 1, 612Labels: Gallus, St Gallen

   • Stiftsbezirk
   • New Advent

5. Columbanus founds Bobbio Abbey in Italy

   Jan 1, 614Labels: Bobbio Abbey, Columbanus

   • Bobbio
   • Columbanus

6. Synod of Whitby aligns Northumbria with Rome

   Jan 1, 664Labels: Synod of, Northumbria

   • Britannica
   • Whitby

7. Kilian and companions martyred at Würzburg

   Jan 1, 689Labels: Kilian, W rzburg

   • Colman
   • Totnan

8. Willibrord becomes bishop for the Frisian mission

   Nov 21, 695Labels: Willibrord, Frisian mission

   • Britannica
   • Catholic Hierarchy

9. Willibrord founds Echternach Abbey

   Jan 1, 698Labels: Echternach Abbey, Willibrord

   • Catholic Answers
   • Echternach

10. Fulda Abbey founded as a missionary monastery

    Jan 1, 744Labels: Fulda Abbey, Sturm

    • CCEL
    • Boniface

11. Boniface leads Frankish church reforms through synods

    Mar 3, 744Labels: Boniface, Soissons council

    • Soissons
    • Boniface

12. Virgil becomes bishop of Salzburg

    Jan 1, 767Labels: Virgil, Salzburg

    • CCEL
    • Virgil

13. Charlemagne issues Admonitio Generalis reforms

    Jan 1, 789Labels: Charlemagne, Admonitio Generalis

    • Britannica
    • Charlemagne

14. Irish scholars appear at Charlemagne’s court

    Jan 1, 791Labels: Irish scholars, Charlemagne

    • Joseph Scottus
    • Cadac Andreas