St. Hymnemodus of Saint-Maurice

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Born: 455 in Gaul (modern France), probably in the area of Burgundy

Died: 3 January 516 of natural causes

Also known as Hymnemodus of San-Moritz, Enemodus, Himnemond, Hymnemode, Hymnodus, Hynnemond, Ymnemodus

Official in the court of King Gundobad of Burgundy. Feeling a call to the religious life, Hymnodus entered the monastery of Grigney in Vienne, France; he was later chosen abbot of the house. In 515, he was appointed abbot of the monastery of Saint Moritz at the site of the massacre of the Theban Legion. With royal support and financing, the monastery expanded and in later centuries became a major religious center and pilgrimage site.