Bibliography

Altendorf, Hans-Dietrich, “Die Lebensbeschreibung Findans”, in: Hans Rudolf Sennhauser (ed.), Die Klosterkirche Rheinau: frühe Geschichte, Bau und Ausstattung bis in die barocke Zeit, 6, Zürich: Fotorotar, 2007. 129–142.

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“Die Lebensbeschreibung Findans”
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129–142
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2007
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Fintán of RheinauFintan (Findan) of Rheinau
(fl. 9th century)
Irish saint from Leinster who is said to have been captured by vikings and carried off as a slave to the Orkneys, only to escape and embark on a pilgrimage to Rome; while returning home, he met and joined a community of anchorites based at Rheinau (at the Rhine, near Schaffhausen, modern Switzerland).
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