Died at Hersfeld, 786. Probably a native of Wessex, England, he was
educated at Malmesbury Monastery, where he became a deacon. At 20 he
travelled to Germany, where he laboured as a missionary, noted for his
learning, under Saint Boniface (f.d. June 5), who ordained him.
He was sent to Rome on a mission to Pope Saint Zachary (f.d. March 15)
by Boniface, was consecrated his coadjutor when he returned, and
succeeded to the see of Mainz on Boniface's death. He was a most worthy
successor, a good pastor and zealous missionary. Letters to and from him
show that he was anxious to form a good library, and he in turn was
asked to send books to other people.
He became involved in a long jurisdictional dispute with Saint Sturmi
(f.d. December 17), abbot of Fulda, deposed him, but saw him restored
and the abbey declared independent by King Pepin. This led to Lull
refounding the monastery of Hersfeld in Hesse c. 768, where he retired
late in life (Attwater, Benedictines, Delaney).