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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Hermeland

A monk of Fontenelle and later abbot on the isle of Indret, reposed around 720.

Feast
March 25old style April 7
Reposed
7208th century
Place
Fontenelle
Order
Venerables

Life

Saint Hermeland (Hermenland, Herbland, Erblon) was born near Noyon in France and became a monk at Fontenelle. He was ordained priest and sent with twelve monks to found a new monastery on the island of Aindre (Indret) in the estuary of the Loire. He died around 720. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 25 March (new style; 7 April in the old style).

Commemorated the same day March 25