Corbinian was an 8th-century Frankish bishop and missionary who served as the first bishop of Freising. Born in Chartres, he spent fourteen years living as a hermit before traveling to Rome. There, Pope Gregory II instructed him to evangelize Bavaria. After establishing a Benedictine monastery and a school in Freising, he faced political conflict for opposing the marriage of Duke Grimoald. Following a period of exile, he returned to his apostolic work in Bavaria, where he lived until his death in 730.