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'' saint giles . it has been theorized that the 4 saint figures in the right foreground are genebald , his wife remigius , and their children latro and vulpecula . '' . painting by master of 570 ad laon , france 200px roman catholic church ~ 499 ad bishop saintbishop.jpg latro of laon
 saint latro
latro of laon

saint latro -lrb- literally `` thief '' -rrb- -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- ~ 499 ad -- 570 ad -rrb- was a frankish bishop of laon .
he succeeded his father saint genebald as bishop of laon .
according to `` the golden legend '' , genebald was married to remigius ' niece .
because the diocese of rheims was too large , remigius had decided to create a separate diocese centered at laon , and chose latro 's father genebald to be laon 's first bishop .
a married clerk , genebald left his wife to become bishop around 499 ad .
however , according to canon flodoard 's 10th-century account , `` flodoardi historiae remensis ecclesiae '' , and repeated by `` the golden legend '' , genebald , after he became bishop , slept with his wife , who became pregnant with a boy .
genebald asked that his son be named latro -lrb- `` thief '' -rrb- , `` because he had engendered it by theft . ''
so that it would not appear that his wife had borne a child out of wedlock , genebald had her visit him again .
again they slept together , and this time his wife became pregnant with a girl , whom they named vulpecula -lrb- `` she-fox '' -rrb- .
remigius had genebald shut in a small cell near the church of st. julian for seven years .
remigius fed genebald on only bread and water during this time , and took over genebald 's duties as bishop of laon .
genebald was released after seven years , and the bishop of rheims reinstated latro 's father as bishop of laon .
according to christian cochini , `` this legendary narrative probably has a kernel of truth . ''
reinstated as bishop , genebald remained chaste for the rest of his life .
after his death in 550 ad , latro succeeded him as bishop of laon .
latro was also venerated as a saint .
