ERMITAGE SAINT ARNOULD

The former hermitage of Saint Arnould is located on the Morthomme in the Fossard massif. Very little is visible today: a cross on the site of the former chapel, a few modern engravings and a few remains of the old farmhouse. Arnoul de Metz was born around 582 in Lay-Saint-Christophe and died around 640 in Saint-Mont. He was the 29th bishop of Metz (613 to 628), then became a hermit near the monastery of Mont Habend (Saint-Mont), founded by his friend Romaric. There, he cared for lepers until his death. He is one of the ancestors of the Carolingian dynasty (the third-great-grandfather of Emperor Charlemagne)