Cunibert (also spelled 'Honoberht') was born somewhere along the Moselle to a family of the local Ripuarian Frankish aristocracy. He entered the church and became archdeacon of Trier. He was elected bishop of Cologne in 627. According to legend, he was led by a pigeon to the grave of Saint Ursula. Throughout his episcopacy, monasticism flourished and churches were founded and restored. He is regarded today as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and his feast day is the day of his death: November 12. He is buried in a church bearing his name in Cologne, city where he lived and died.