Category:Saint Bruno

Born: c. 1030 in the Archdiocese of Cologne Died: October 6, 1101 Honored in: Roman Catholic Church Canonized: February 17, 1623 by Pope Gregory XV [1] Feast: October 6 Attributes: Skull that he holds and contemplates, with a book and a cross, Carthusian habit Patronage: Calabria, trade marks

Saint Bruno was the founder of the Carthusian Order (born about 1035, died in 1101, Optional Memorial on October 6)
 * Bruno was born in Cologne about 1030. He was ordained to the priesthood about 1055. Bishop Gervais assigned him to Reims in 1056 to help direct the school. He became the head of the school in 1057. In 1075 Bruno was appointed to the position of Chancellor of the church in Reims. Bruno left Reims and built a little monastery with six other followers. Eudes of Châtillon was elected to the papacy in 1088 and took the name Pope Urban II, and because he was a former student of Bruno's, he summoned Bruno to come be one of his advisors. He died on October 6, 1101.