Edibius of Soissons

Edibius of Soissons (also called Herlube) was the eleventh bishop of Soissons, successor of Onesimus II and immediate predecessor of Principius. He held the see in 451 and seems to have died eight to ten years later. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church and commemorated on 10 December. Almost nothing is known about him, and the Bollandists, behind an eulogistic notice, say little. He was known for firmness of character and made war on the vices and religious deviations in his diocese.

In 451 Attila crossed the Rhine and ravaged Metz, which was pillaged and reduced to ashes; Arras and Reims had been taken by assault, and Soissons expected sack and pillage. Edibius met this formidable conqueror and persuaded him that his interest was to take another road and pillage elsewhere; history does not say whether it was in exchange for a ransom. Soissons was spared. A saint of the undivided Church.