Ermin of Lobbes [SEP] position held
Ermin of Lobbes
Saint Ermin of Lobbes (died 737, in Lobbes, Hainaut, Belgium) was the second abbot of Lobbes Abbey.
Life and legend.
Originally from the region of Laon, he studied at the Cathedral School of Laon (France) and was ordained as a priest by the bishops, Madalgaire.
After entering the Benedictine monastery of Lobbes, he became a disciple of Saint Ursmar. After nomination by Ursmer, he was elected as his successor as the head of the abbey, founded by
is April 19. His sarcophagus is in the crypt of the parish church in Lobbes (as well as the sarcophagus of his successor, Saint Ermin. A Life was written by Heriger of Lobbes.