Saint Ermin of Lobbes

Also known as

• Erminus of Lobbes

Memorial

• 25 April

Profile

Studied at the Cathedral School of Laon, France. Priest. Monk at the Benedictine abbey at Lobbes, Belgium. Spiritual student of Saint Ursmar. Second abbot of Lobbes. Had a reputation for wisdom and personal holiness, and the gift of prophecy.

Born

• Herly, Laon region of France

Died

• 25 April 737 in Lobbes, Hainaut, Belgium of natural causes
• buried in the crypt at the church of Our Lady at Lobbes abbey
• relics transferred to Saint-Ursmer in 1409

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Lobbes, Belgium

Representation

• abbot with a book

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirkenn i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ermin of Lobbes”. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 April 2012. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-ermin-of-lobbes/>