ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 16th of September WELCOME! SAINT VITALIS OF SAVIGNY, FOUNDER Eglise de Savigny Saint Vitalis was the founder of the monastery and Congregation of Savigny (1112), born at Tierceville near Bayeux about 1060-1065; he died at Savigny, September 16, 1122. HE BECAME CHAPLAIN TO THE CONQUEROR'S BROTHER His parents were named Rainfred and Rohais. We know nothing of his early years; after ordination he became chaplain to the Conqueror’s brother, Robert of Mortain (died 1100). Vitalis gained the respect and confidence of Robert, who bestowed upon him a canonry in the Church of St Evroult at Mortain, which he had founded in 1082. SEEKING A MORE PERFECT STATE OF LIFE But Vitalis felt within him a desire for a more perfect state of life. He gave up his canonry in 1095, settled at Dompierre, 19 miles east of Mortain, and became one of the leaders of the hermit colony of the forest of Craon. IN THE HERMIT ...