Paulus of Verdun

[2] As a young man he was educated at the court of Chlothar II where he belonged to a small but very influence circle of young boys such as the future king Dagobert I, Desiderius, the later bishop of Cahors, and Eligius, the later advisor of Dagobert I and bishop of Noyon-Tournai according to the letter of Desiderius of Cahors (Epistola I.10).

He became a hermit and spent time on Paulsberg (lat: Mons Cebenna) across the Moselle from Trier, in the Vosges mountains.

Reportedly he found the diocese in a very poor financial state and was aided by gifts from Adalgisel and the Frankish King of Austrasia.

[4][7][8] According to a legend related by Bertarius of Verdun, one day Paulus was working in the bakery in the Abbey of Tholey when the oven malfunctioned.

"[note 1]He is also depicted on a stained glass window in Saint Martin's Church in Les Éparges, a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.

[12] Upon entering the church, the venerable Saint is seen depicted on the third window in the nave, on the right side, holding three bread rolls placed on top of the Gospel.