0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁its ▁founder ▁St ▁Land elin , ▁ 4 ▁other ▁sain ts ▁are ▁said ▁" of ▁Lob bes ". ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Foundation ▁ ▁The ▁early ▁history ▁of ▁Lob bes ▁Ab bey ▁is ▁known ▁in ▁relative ▁detail ▁because ▁fort un ately , ▁and ▁unlike ▁with ▁most ▁ab be ys , ▁the ▁ancient ▁ann als ▁surv ived . ▁The ▁monaster y ▁was ▁founded ▁ ▁by ▁Saint ▁Land elin ▁around ▁ 6 5 0 . ▁Land elin ▁was ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁from ▁a ▁well - to - do ▁family ▁in ▁B apa ume , ▁who ▁lived ▁a ▁sin ful ▁life ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁brig ands . ▁After ▁rep ent ing , ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁monaster y ▁at ▁the ▁place ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁committed ▁his ▁s ins , ▁at ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Sam bre . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁mon ks ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁monaster y ▁increased ▁rapidly ▁and ▁the ▁founder ▁grew ▁tired ▁of ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁an ▁ab bot , ▁so ▁in ▁ 6 8 0 ▁he ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁and ▁dedicated ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁to ▁the ▁worship ▁of ▁God . ▁ ▁Early ▁fame ▁Land elin ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Urs mar ▁( Saint ▁Urs mar us ) ▁who ▁devoted ▁himself ▁to ▁pre aching ▁Christian ity ▁among ▁the ▁largely ▁pag an ▁Fran ks . ▁The ▁fame ▁of ▁Saint ▁Urs mar us ▁and ▁his ▁success ors ▁Er min ▁of ▁Lob bes , ▁Ab el ▁of ▁Re ims ▁and ▁The od