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statue in stavelot . of saint remaclus , saint sebastian 's church between 671 and 676 stavelot , imp abb stavelot-malmedy -lrb- now belgium -rrb- duchy of aquitaine generally accompanied by a wolf september 3 100px catholic church late 6th or early 7th century stavelot abbey remaclus-donderwolk . jpg remaclus
 saint remaclus
remaclus

saint remaclus -lrb- remaculus , remacle , rimagilus ; died 673 -rrb- was a benedictine missionary bishop .
he grew up at the aquitanian ducal court and studied under sulpitius the pious , bishop of bourges .
remaclus became a monk in 625 and was then ordained a priest .
he was the first to head the monastery of solignac after being appointed by saint eligius .
he was an advisor to sigebert ii of austrasia and convinced this monarch to establish the double-monastery of stavelot and malmedy in 648 .
remaclus served as abbot of stavelot and malmedy .
he was appointed missionary bishop of maastricht in 652 .
he served until 663 .
inhabitants of this troubled diocese had murdered some of his predecessors .
however , remaclus successfully spread monasticism in the region .
he worked with saint hadelin .
he served as the spiritual teacher to saint trudo , saint babolen , saint theodard of maastricht , and saint lambert .
he subsequently retired to the abbey of stavelot , where he died .
his shrine is situated there .
his feast day is september 3 .
