Saint Modoald

Saint Modoald, also known as Romoald, was the Frankish archbishop of Trier from 626-645. He is the patron saint of the Reichsabtei Helmarshausen and his liturgical feast is on 12 May.

Modoald was born in Acquitaine,[1] the son of Arnulf, later Bishop of Metz.[2] His sister was Itta, wife of Pepin of Landen. Saint Severa was another sister of Modoald.

He had been at the Court of the Merovingian King Dagobert I,[3] when the King had him made Archbishop of Trier.[1] Modoald established the community of St. Symphorien, on the Moselle; and placed it under the supervision of Severa.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Arduino, Fabio. "San Modoaldo", Santi e Beati, May 3, 2006
  2. ↑ "St. Severa of Villeneuve, France", Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese
  3. ↑ Monks of Ramsgate. “Modoald”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 January 2016
  4. ↑ Schulenburg, Jane Tibbetts. Forgetful of Their Sex: Female Sanctity and Society, Ca. 500-1100, University of Chicago Press, 1998
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