Tomb of Columbanus in Bobbio, Italy. He died in 615 AD. When Columbanus died, every branch of knowledge known in his day was represented in his library. The school of Bobbio became the intellectual center of northern Italy. His memory was so stamped upon the history of the region that the Roman Church sainted him despite her efforts to destroy him when he was alive. [previous document] [back to Index] [next document] [Approaching the End] .