Hidulf

Hidulf[note 1] (died 707) was an abbot, founder of Moyenmoutier Abbey, and reputed bishop of Trier.

[2] While acknowledging that some authors place Hidulf's birthplace in Belgium or Bavaria, hagiographer John O'Hanlon lists him with the Irish saints.

This type of bishop was common in the mission areas of Germany in the seventh century and played a significant role in the evangelization of the country.

His foremost disciples were Saint Spinulus (fr: Spinule; locally Spin) and the two holy twin brothers Benignus and Johannes.

As was common in this group of monasteries, Hidulf emphasized the importance of manual labor, and it was said that he himself always did some work every day, except in his last years.

Hidulf is said to have been present and participated in the miracle that his brother Erhard wrought with Saint Odilia of Alsace(ca.

His relics were moved a number of times, and from 1854 they have been venerated in a side chapel in the former abbey church of Moyenmoutier.

In 1604 they officially merged into a new congregation, de Saint-Vanne et Saint-Hydulphe, named after Hidulf and Saint Vitonus of Verdun,[6] (which was dissolved during the French Revolution).