| Notes |
- Feast day, Aug 19. Arnoulf passed his earlier life at the court of
Theobert II, King of Austrasia. Throughout the marriage of his elder
son with a daughter of Pepia of Landen (St. Begga), he became an
ancestor of the Carolingian dynasty. At age 30 he wanted to retire
from public life, but instead he was chosen Bishop of Metz, though
still a layman. He continued to act as adviser to King Chlotar II,
whom he had helped to the Frankish throne, and was able to tutor his
son Dagobert. In 629 he was able to reture to the Vosges mountains.
Here his friend St. Romeric had preceded him and began the community
of Habend that was later called Remiremont. St. Arnulf settled nearby
and lived there till his death twelve years later.
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Abt 582 - Abt 641 (59 years)