 Despite resistance to this idea from his family, Obitius’ determination eventually swayed them, and two of his children, Margherita and Maffeo, also became a nun and monk, respectively.Obitius lived in completely poverty, penance, and prayer and dedicated himself to working for a Benedictine convent.In 1197, he was eventually allowed to become an oblate in the monastery of Santa Giulia in Brescia.