21-655: Saint-Arnoult , named after Saint Arnold of Soissons ( Arnoul(f) in French) is an element of the name of several communes in France : Saint-Arnoult, Calvados , in the Calvados département Saint-Arnoult, Loir-et-Cher , in the Loir-et-Cher département Saint-Arnoult, Oise , in the Oise département Saint-Arnoult, Seine-Maritime , in
42-705: Is 14 August. Arnulf of Metz Arnulf of Metz ( c. 582 – 645) was a Frankish bishop of Metz and advisor to the Merovingian court of Austrasia . He later retired to the Abbey of Remiremont . In French he is also known as Arnoul or Arnoulf . In English he is known as Arnold . The Vita Sancti Arnulfi (c. 657), written shortly after Arnulf's death, states that he was of Frankish ancestry, from "sufficiently elevated and noble parentage, and very rich in worldly goods". Tenth- and eleventh-century texts like Genealogiae Breves Regum Francorum often claim that Arnoald
63-576: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Arnold of Soissons Arnold (Arnoul) of Soissons or Arnold or Arnulf of Oudenburg (c. 1040–1087) is a saint of the Catholic Church , the patron saint of hop-pickers , Belgian brewers . Arnold, born in Brabant , the son of a certain Fulbertus was first a career soldier before settling at
84-494: The Benedictine St. Medard's Abbey, Soissons , France . He spent his first three years as a hermit , but later rose to be abbot of the monastery. His hagiography states that he tried to refuse this honor and flee, but was forced by a wolf to return. He then became a priest and in 1080, bishop of Soissons , another honor that he sought to avoid. When his see was occupied by another bishop, rather than fighting, he took
105-529: The Austrasian court under Theudebert II. He distinguished himself both as a military commander and in the civil administration; at one time he had under his care six distinct provinces. Arnulf married in 596 to a noblewoman whom later sources identify as Dode or Doda (born c. 584), the paternal aunt of Saint Glodesind of France, an abbess of a monastery in Metz. Chlodulf of Metz was their eldest son, but more important
126-477: The Deacon 's Liber de episcopis Mettensibus (c. 784) presents Arnulf as Charlemagne's third great-grandfather, while Annales Mettenses Priores (805) depicts him as only a "close relative." Because these two accounts are inconsistent and written a century after Arnulf's death, there is widespread scholarly agreement that the familial connection between Arnulf and Charlemagne was an invention by Charlemagne. Arnulf
147-770: The Seine-Maritime département Saint-Arnoult-des-Bois , in the Eure-et-Loir département Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines , in the Yvelines département Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Saint-Arnoult . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saint-Arnoult&oldid=977880210 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
168-426: The bishop's kitchen a fish in the stomach of which was found the bishop's ring. Arnulf repaid the sign from God by immediately retiring as bishop and becoming a hermit for the remainder of his life. At the moment Arnulf resigned as bishop, a fire broke out in the cellars of the royal palace and threatened to spread throughout the city of Metz. Arnulf, full of courage and feeling unity with the townspeople, stood before
189-516: The day at this time in Europe was called small beer , having a very low alcohol content, and containing spent yeast. It is likely that people in the local area normally consumed small beer from the monastery, or made their own small beer at the instructions of Arnold and his fellow monks. During one outbreak of sickness, Arnold advised the local people to avoid consuming water, in favor of beer, which advice effectively saved lives. One miracle tale says, at
210-468: The fire and said, "If God wants me to be consumed, I am in His hands." He then made the sign of the cross at which point the fire immediately receded. It was July 642 and very hot when the parishioners of Metz went to Remiremont to recover the remains of their former bishop. They had little to drink and the terrain was inhospitable. At the point when the exhausted procession was about to leave Champigneulles, one of
231-605: The label on "Steenbrugge Abbey" beers has a picture of St Arnold holding a mash rake. Arnold is honoured in July with a parade in Brussels on the "Day of Beer." Miracles that were reported at his tomb were investigated and approved by a council at Beauvais in 1121; in 1131 Arnold's relics were transferred to the Church of St. Peter [ de ] in Aldenburg . St. Arnold's feast day
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#1733085439563252-464: The mountains around 613; there Romaric and Amatus established Remiremont Abbey . After the death of Chlothachar in 629, Arnulf settled near Habendum, where he died some time between 643 and 647. He was buried at Remiremont. Arnulf is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church . In iconography , he is typically portrayed with a pastoral staff or a rake in his hand. His feast day is July 18. There are three legends associated with Arnulf: Arnulf
273-574: The murder of Chrodoald, an important leader of the Frankish Agilolfings family. In 625 Arnulf took part in a council held by the Frankish bishops at Reims . During his career he was attracted to religious life, and around 628 he retired to a hermitage at a mountain site in his domains in the Vosges to become a monk. His friend Romaric , whose parents had been killed by Brunhilda, had preceded him to
294-487: The opportunity to retire from public life, founding the Abbey of St. Peter in Oudenburg . As abbot in Oudenburg, Arnold brewed beer , as essential in medieval life as water. He encouraged local peasants to drink beer, instead of water, due to its "gift of health". During the process of brewing the water was boiled and thus freed of pathogens, making the beer safer to drink. The beer normally consumed at breakfast and during
315-408: The opposition of Frankish nobles against Queen Brunhilda. The revolt led to her overthrow, torture and eventual execution, and the subsequent reunification of Frankish lands under Chlothachar II . Chlothachar later made his son Dagobert I king of Austrasia, which he ruled with the help of his adviser Arnulf. Pepin of Landen became mayor of the palace . In 624 Pepin and Arnulf encouraged Dagobert in
336-404: The time of an epidemic, rather than stand by while the local people fell ill from drinking water, Arnold had them consume his monastery brews. Because of this, many people in his church survived the plague. This same story is also told of Arnulf or Arnold of Metz , another patron of brewers. There are many depictions of St. Arnold with a mashing rake in his hand, to identify him. For example,
357-535: The vacant see of Metz , the capital of the Austrasian kingdom. His wife took the veil as a nun in a monastery at Trèves , and Arnulf saw it as a sign of God and became a priest and bishop afterwards. He continued to serve as the king's steward and courtier. The rule of Austrasia came into the hands of Brunhilda , the grandmother of Theudebert, who ruled also in Burgundy in the name of her great-grandchildren. In 613 Arnulf joined his politics with Pepin of Landen and led
378-481: Was Arnulf's father, but this is considered a fabrication. Medieval Frankish historians Patrick Geary and Richard Gerberding observe that the lack of contemporary written texts makes it impossible to trace Arnulf's ancestry. Arnulf of Metz is traditionally considered the earliest named ancestor of Charlemagne and the Carolingian dynasty . This belief originates from two sources written after Arnulf's death. Paul
399-611: Was born to an important Frankish family near Nancy in Lorraine around 582. The family owned vast domains between the Moselle and Meuse rivers. As an adolescent, he was called to the Merovingian court of king Theudebert II (595–612) of Austrasia , where he was educated by Gondulf of Provence . Arnulf was later sent to serve as dux at the Schelde . Arnulf gave distinguished service at
420-451: Was their second son Ansegisel , who married Begga , daughter of Pepin I of Landen . Arnulf is thus the male-line grandfather of Pepin of Herstal , great-grandfather of Charles Martel and great-great-great-grandfather of Charlemagne . Around 611, Arnulf and his friend Romaricus, likewise an officer of the court, planned to make a pilgrimage to the Abbey of Lérins . Chlothachar, who appreciated Arnulf's administrative skills, offered him
441-459: Was tormented by the violence that surrounded him and feared that he had played a role in the wars and murders that plagued the ruling families. Obsessed by these sins, Arnulf went to a bridge over the Moselle river. There he took off his bishop's ring and threw it into the river, praying to God to give him a sign of absolution by returning the ring to him. Many penitent years later, a fisherman brought to
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