rad ▁the ▁Sal ic ▁over ▁the ▁Burg und ian ▁crown , ▁The ob ald ▁refused ▁to ▁lead ▁troops ▁to ▁help ▁his ▁cousin ▁and ▁convinced ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁let ▁him ▁become ▁a ▁herm it . ▁ ▁The ob ald ▁left ▁home ▁with ▁a ▁friend ▁named ▁Walter ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁herm it ▁at ▁S uss y ▁in ▁the ▁Ar den nes . ▁They ▁then ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Pet ting en , ▁where ▁they ▁worked ▁as ▁day ▁labor ers . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁friends ▁became ▁pil gr ims ▁on ▁the ▁Way ▁of ▁St . ▁James ▁and ▁afterwards ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁T rier . ▁They ▁then ▁made ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁to ▁Rome ▁and ▁planned ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁Ven ice . ▁However , ▁Walter ▁fell ▁ill ▁near ▁Sal an igo , ▁near ▁Vic enza , ▁where ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁sett le . ▁ ▁After ▁Walter ▁died , ▁The ob ald ▁joined ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁herm its ▁who ▁had ▁gathered ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁Cam ald ol ese , ▁St . ▁Rom ual d . ▁The ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Vic enza ▁eventually ▁ord ained ▁The ob ald ▁a ▁priest . ▁His ▁background , ▁however , ▁was ▁soon ▁discovered ▁and ▁his ▁parents ▁came ▁to ▁visit ▁him . ▁ ▁The ob ald ' s ▁mother , ▁G is ela , ▁received ▁the ▁permission ▁of ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁their ▁son ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁herm it ▁herself ▁near ▁this ▁place ▁of ▁retre at .