Garin of Sion (* c. 1065 – † 28 Aug 1150)

Perhaps born in Pont-à-Mousson in Lorraine, G. entered Molesme around 1085 and participated in the foundation of Notre-Dame d’Aulps in 1093/94, where he became abbot in the early 1110s. Influenced by Bernard of Clairvaux, his abbey was transferred into the Cistercian movement in 1136. He became Bishop of Sion at a high age. On 25 May 1148, he attended Pope Eugene III’s consecration of the cathedral of Saint-Maurice. G. maintained close ties with his monastery in Aulps until his death. He died while travelling there. G. was not canonized, but his grave in Aulps has been a destination for pilgrims since the second half of the 12th c.