Romaric

Saint Romaric was a Frankish nobleman of Austrasia, a former count palatine at the court of the Merovingian king Theodebert II, who became a monk at Luxeuil and founded the monastery of Habendum (Remiremont). He reposed in 653.

His parents had been killed by Queen Brunhilda and, because of the enmity between his family and the queen, he wandered without a home. After the queen's fall he was received at the court of Chlothar II and his lands were restored. Disenchanted with court life, he was converted through the preaching of Amatus of Grenoble, a monk of Luxeuil, entered Luxeuil himself and trained as a monk. With the approval of Abbot Eustace he and Amatus founded a double monastery for men and women, on land he had held as a count; it was later named Remiremont (Romarici Mons). One of the first monks was his friend Saint Arnulf. Around 625 he succeeded Amatus as abbot. Several members of his family embraced the religious life there: two of his daughters, Ozeltruda and Zeberga, his granddaughter Gebetruda and his grandson Adelphus.

The Roman Catholic Church canonized him in 1049. He is a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 8 December (New Calendar).