Ursmar of Lobbesalso known as Ursmer or Ursmarus (born 644, died 713) was a missionary bishop in the Meuse and Ardennes region in present-day Belgium, Germany, Luxemburg and France. He was also the first abbot of Lobbes Abbey. Like many missionaries in the 7th and 8th century, he may have been of Irish origin. He was appointed

abbot of Lobbes Lobbes Abbey () was a Order of Saint Benedict, Benedictine monastery in the municipality of Lobbes, Hainaut Province, Hainaut, Belgium. The abbey played an important role in the religious, political and religious life of the Prince-Bishopric of Li ...

in 691 by the Frankish king Pippin II. He is also credited with founding Aulne Abbey and Wallers Abbey. Saint Ursmar is a Catholic saint, whose feast day is April 19. His sarcophagus is in the crypt of the parish church in Lobbes (as well as the sarcophagus of his successor, Saint Ermin. A Life was written by Heriger of Lobbes.CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Heriger of Lobbes
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