Serenidus of Saulges was a 7th-century Benedictine monk born into nobility in Umbria. Choosing a life of prayer and preaching over a possible high-ranking clerical career in Rome, he traveled to the province of Maine with his brother, Serenicus. He lived as a hermit, focusing on evangelizing local populations. He is traditionally associated with the creation of a miraculous spring at his hermitage site, which eventually became a center for pilgrimage in the region.