Baring-Gould’s sources: Venerated at Metz on this day. Authorities: — Venantins Fortnnatus, a contemporary, lib. viL Carm. 5; Gregory of Tours, Hist. Franc, lib. Bodagisl, who is supposed to have been the father of S. Amoald, bishop of Metz, was a noble at the court of Austrasia. S. Fortunatus of Poitiers praises his great charity, his gentleness, justice, and integrity in the government of the provinces confided to him. He governed Marseilles, Swabia, and Bavaria. He married S. Oda, of Swabian family; and resided with her at Lay near Nancy. After a while, by mutual consent, he and Oda separated, and he retired into the wilds near Hiliriacum, and built a monastery which took the name of Saint-Martin-aux-ChSnes, S. Flannan.

For of Glandiferes, and since of Longueville-lfcs-Saint-Avold. He was accompanied into his retreat by Dignus and Udo, two nobles who endowed the new monastery. S. Oda founded the monastery of Hamage near Huy on the Meuse. Bodagisl died in 588, and was buried in the church of his monastery. He is often called Amoald, but must be distinguished from the other Amoald, presumed to be his son.