St. Gobain also known as Goban was a Benedictine monk and spiritual student of Saint Fursey. Born in Ireland at Burgh-Castle, Suffolk, England. Little else is known about this monk except that he accompanied Fursey on his travel to France where they lived as hermits in the forests of Oise. Known to prefer solitude, he was murdered by non-Christian raiders while at Oise in the year 670 AD. His memorial is dedicated on June 20. A Benedictine is a person who follows the Rule of St Benedict. ... A Roman Catholic monk A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. ... Suffolk (pronounced SUF-fk) is a large traditional and administrative county in the East Anglia region of eastern England. ... A hermit (from the Greek erēmos, signifying desert, uninhabited, hence desert-dweller) is a person who lives to some greater or lesser degree in seclusion and/or isolation from society. ... Oise is a département in the north of France named after the Oise River. ... Solitude (also seclusion, isolation) means lack of contact with other people. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... Things, People, Places named Raider or Raiders. ... Events On the death of his brother Clotaire, Childeric II becomes king of all of the Frankish kingdoms -- Austrasia, Neustria and Burgundy. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ...

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