[2] Before being elected bishop of Camerino, he served as confessor to Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Ansovinus refused to accept the office of bishop until Louis was agreed that his see be kept exempt from the conscription of the locals into the soldiery.

During this time, bishops were often required to be responsible for recruiting men for the imperial army.

He fed thousands of starving people from the regional granary at Castel Raimondo, but the grain never ran out.

[6] Additionally, there are rural churches dedicated to him at Avacelli, Casenove, Bevagna, and Monsammartino.