Ermin of Lobbes

Ermin was the second abbot of the monastery of Lobbes in Hainaut, in present-⁠day Belgium, from 713 to 737. He is venerated locally as a saint and commemorated on 25 April. His Latin name is Erminus.

He came from the region of Laon and studied at the cathedral school of Laon, then was ordained priest by Bishop Madalgaire. Having entered the Benedictine monastery at Lobbes, he became a disciple of Saint Ursmar. On Ursmar's nomination he was elected his successor at the head of the abbey, founded by Saint Landelin, after the death of his teacher in 713. He had a reputation as a wise and holy man. His biographer, Abbot Anson of Lobbes, who died in 800, says that he also had the gift of prophecy.

He died at Lobbes in 737 and was buried in a sarcophagus in the crypt of the church of Saint Ursmar. His successor as abbot was Theodwin.