Background
His father was Saint Waningus, a nobleman and royal official under Chlothar III, then abbot and founder of Fécamp Abbey.
His father was Saint Waningus, a nobleman and royal official under Chlothar III, then abbot and founder of Fécamp Abbey.
Desiderius was a Benedictine monk at Fontenelle Abbey in present-day Normandy, France. Desiderius"s feast day is kept on 18 December. His relics are at Ghent, Belgium.
