Jonas of Bobbio

Jonas of Bobbio
Abbot, Hagiographer, disciple of Columbanus
ResidenceBobbio Abbey
Honored inCatholic Church
Feast28 May
28 June
Major worksLives of Saints

Jonas of Bobbio (also known as Jonas of Susa) (Sigusia, now Susa, Italy, c. 600 – after 659 AD) was a Columbanian monk and a major Latin monastic author of hagiography. His Life of Saint Columbanus is "one of the most influential works of early medieval hagiography."

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