Background
Guarinus was born in Pont-à-Mousson, France, around 1065, into a noble family.
Guarinus was born in Pont-à-Mousson, France, around 1065, into a noble family.
In about 1085 he became a monk at the Benedictine monastery of Molesme Abbey. In 1094, together with a group of brothers, he founded a daughter house of Molesme, Aulps Abbey in Savoy. France. In 1138 Guarinus was appointed Bishop of Sion and later became revered as a saint.
He died at Aulps Abbey in 1150.