Ursmar
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Ursmar was a missionary bishop, appointed abbot of Lobbes by the Frankish
king Pippin II.
He may have been of Irish origin; he is credited also with the foundation of Aulne Abbey
and Wallers Abbey. He is a Catholic saint, feast day April 19. A Life was written by Heriger of Lobbes
.
Franks
The Franks were a confederation of Germanic tribes first attested in the third century AD as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River. From the third to fifth centuries some Franks raided Roman territory while other Franks joined the Roman troops in Gaul. Only the Salian Franks formed a...
king Pippin II.
He may have been of Irish origin; he is credited also with the foundation of Aulne Abbey
Aulne Abbey
Aulne Abbey was a Cistercian monastery between Thuin and Landelies on the Sambre in the Bishopric of Liège in Belgium.-History:Originally it was a Benedictine monastery, founded by Saint Landelinus about 637. Before 974 the Benedictines were replaced by secular clerics leading a common life, who,...
and Wallers Abbey. He is a Catholic saint, feast day April 19. A Life was written by Heriger of Lobbes
Heriger of Lobbes
Heriger of Lobbes was an abbot of the abbey of Lobbes between 990-1007 and is remembered for his writings as theologian and historian.-Biography:...
.