 According to an ancient legend, he was one of the seventy-two disciples of Christ, and was sent to Gaul by Saint Peter as bishop, together with the deacon Valerius and the subdeacon Maternus, to preach the Gospel.They came to the Rhine and to Ellelum in Alsace, where Maternus died.His two companions hastened back to St. Peter and begged him to restore the dead man to life.