VULFRAMNO (Wulframus, WULFRAM), archbishop of Sens, saint. – Apostle of the Frisians. He belonged to the Frankish military nobility. Born ca. 630 at Mauriliacus, an unidentified place in the diocese of Meaux; died at Fontenelle ca. 698.
After having lived for a long time at the court of Clotario III and Teodorico III, V. entered the Benedictine abbey of Fontenelle (St-Wandrille), probably around 687–88, when the estate of Mauriliacus was donated to the monastery. With several monks, including the deacon Wandon, V. went around 689–90 to evangelize the Frisians, who had then been defeated by Pipino di Heristal. He returned a few years later, perhaps discouraged by the scant results achieved among Radbodo and his people, or by the independent attitude of the missionary group of s. Vilibrordo. He was appointed to the archiepiscopal see of Sens (694–95), but then withdrew to Fontenelle, where he died on 20 March, under Abbot Ildeberto. His body was buried in the chapel of S. Paolo and then transferred, in 704, to the principal church. Feast in the diocese of Rouen on 20 March, at St-Wandrille on 1 June (in memory of the translation of the relics in 1027).