He built himself a new monastery called Breüil, on his estate of Merville, a considerable town near Saint-Venant, in the diocess of Thérouanne, and when it was finished, was chosen the first abbot.

[8] His father Adalbald had two brothers, Sigefrid, count of Ponthieu, and Archenald, Mayor of the Palace to Clovis II, son of Dagobert, to whom they were related.

After the death of Adalbald, his brother Archenald rebuilt the castle of Douay, (which gave rise to the town,) and founded the church of our Lady, now called Saint Amatus’s.

was committed to the care of Mauront, who so much respected Amandus that he resigned to him his abbacy, and lived under his obedience, but was obliged to resume his charge upon the death of that holy bishop, in 690.

[2] Merville, the ancient Minariacum of Antoninus, having been plundered by the Danes or Normans, towards the end of the ninth century, Charles the Simple, king of France, transferred the community of monks from Breüil to our Lady’s Church at Douai, which had been founded by Archenald, Mauront’s uncle.