Deaths on April 13

Paul the Deacon

Died on April 13, 0799

Paul the Deacon, Italian monk and historian (b. 720)

Paul the Deacon (c. 720s – 13 April in 796, 797, 798, or 799 CE), also known as Paulus Diaconus, Warnefridus, Barnefridus, or Winfridus, and sometimes suffixed Cassinensis (i.e. "of Monte Cassino"), was a Benedictine monk, scribe, and historian of the Lombards.

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