Saint Pirmin, Spanish-German monk and saint (b. 700)
Saint Pirmin (latinized Pirminius, born before 700 (c. 670 according to many sources), died November 3, 753 in Hornbach), was a Merovingian-era monk and missionary.
He founded or restored numerous monasteries in Alemannia (Swabia), especially in the Alsace, along the Upper Rhine and in the Lake Constance region.