He was a Frank who became a hermit in Hainault and was founding abbot of a monastery there called The Cell (now St. Ghislain) near Mons. He encouraged St. Waldetrudis to found a convent at Castrilocus (Mons) and St. Aldegundus to found a convent at Mauberge. An apophrycal legend has him a native of Attica who became bishop of Athens, resign his See, went to Rome and was sent to Hainault, where he became a hermit. His feast day is October 9.
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