Ursmar

Ursmar of Lobbes ( born July 27, 644 in Floyon in Nord in France? † April 18 () 713 in Lobbes, Belgium ) was a Benedictine abbot, bishop and missionary choir. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church as a saint; His feast day is April 18. He is Patron of the children who learn to walk difficult.

Life

Ursmars parents were francs. From a young age he joined ( German: Laubach ) in the monastery founded by Landelin of Crespin of Lobbes a near Charleroi in the diocese of Cambrai. Landelin himself ordained him a priest in 670. In the forest at Wallers Ursmar built after a chapel dedicated to St. Michael, which at times served as a hermitage him.

Even during his lifetime Landelins this appointed him prior of the monastery Lobbes because he wanted to live in solitude even better. After the death Landelins in 686, he followed this as abbot of Alder. Well in 689 he was appointed Abbot-Bishop of Lobbes and the region thiérache, presumably by Pippin the Middle; He received episcopal ordination 691

Ursmar preached and proselytized by Lobbes from the thiérache, in Flanders, Brabant and Waesland. He increased the possession of the abbey Lobbes considerably, completed the construction of the convent building and directed the construction of the abbey church, consecrated in 697, and the church of Notre -Dame, the later follow named him Collegiate St. Ursmer, on a hill above the monastery. He is portrayed as a strict ascetic, zealous missionary and miracle worker. His tireless work undermined his health so that he was forced to 711 to give up his office. His successor as Abbot-Bishop of Lobbes became his student Ermin.

Death and canonization

Ursmar died in 713 and was buried in the lady he had built Notre, which was later named after him. On March 26, 823 his remains were collected in the presence of Bishop Halitgar of Cambrai, and Ursmar has since been venerated in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Church as a saint. His remains were transferred in 1408 to Binche in Hainault, but burned in 1794 during the French Revolution. His biography was by one of his successors, written as abbot of Lobbes, Heriger.