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Bruno of Cologne
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founder of the Carthusian Order (1030–1101)

Also known as: Bruno von Köln, Bruno der Kartäuser, Saint Bruno, St. Bruno, Бруно Кёльнский, 쾰른의 브루노

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Known works

  • S. Brunonis Carthusianorum institutoris, necnon ejusdem saeculi praecipuorum Carthusiensium patrum Opera omnia .. (1966)