Saint Landelin of Crespin

detail of a bas-relif of Saint Landelin; date and artist unknown; exterior wall of the Abbey of Aulnes, France; photographed in August 2008 by Grentidez; swiped from Wikimedia CommonsAlso known as

  • Landelinus
  • Lando
  • Landolin
  • Landelino
  • Landolinus

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Born to the nobility, Landelinus lived for a time as a highway bandit, but repented and became a Benedictine monk. Priest. Founded monasteries in France and Belgium including Lobbes, Beligum in 654; Aulne Abbey, Belgium in 656; Wallers, France in 657; Crespin, France in 670. Worked with Saint Ursmar. Spiritual director of Saint Hadelin of Lobbes and Saint Domitian of Lobbes.

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Died

  • 686 of natural causes

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Landelin of Crespin“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 February 2024. Web. 23 April 2024. <>