Regnobert of Bayeux

Regnobert of Bayeux (Renobert, Raimbert) was the twelfth bishop of Bayeux in Normandy and is venerated as a saint in the Western Church. He lived in the 7th century and reposed, according to tradition, around 666.

He was born at Noron-⁠la-⁠Poterie, a village southwest of Bayeux, the old Gallo-⁠Roman capital of the Bajocasses. Continuing the work begun by Saint Exuperius, he brought the Saxons of the Bessin region to the faith in the 620s, for which he is called the second apostle of the Bessin. According to tradition he founded four churches at Caen, dedicated to the Saviour, the Mother of God, Saint Peter and Saint John, but only the last two seem to have really existed in the 7th century. He is also credited with the chapel at the origin of the pilgrimage of La Délivrande. A bishop of Bayeux named Ragnobert was present at the Council of Clichy in 627. Historians note, however, that the lists of the bishops of Bayeux have doubled the name between Ragnebert and Renobert, so the facts cannot be separated with certainty.

He is commemorated on 24 October.