Sindulf of Reims

Holy Venerable Sindulf of Reims, also called Sendou, was a hermit and priest in the village of Aussonce, near Reims in Gaul. He was born in Aquitaine (in other accounts, in Gascony) and reposed around 660. He is a saint of the undivided Church.

Desiring perfection, he left his homeland and chose as his dwelling the village of Aussonce, four leagues from Reims, in the diocese, around the beginning of the 7th century. There he joined unceasing prayer to severe asceticism; he is said to have been learned in the Scriptures and taught those who came to him. Two hundred years after his death Bishop Hincmar built a shrine for his relics.

He is commemorated on 20 October, the liturgical date in the Orthodox calendar (the same day number on the old and new calendars).