According to
Peter Damian, Landulf was an imperial chaplain, before
Henry II appointed him bishop of Turin. One of Landulf's first acts as bishop of Turin was to confirm, and increase, the donations of his predecessor,
Bishop Gezo of Turin, to the episcopal monastery of San Solutore in Turin. In January 1015, Landulf was in Rome, where he witnessed
Pope Benedict VIII’s confirmation of the
Abbey of Fruttuaria’s ‘apostolic liberty’. In 1017 Landulf made a donation to the episcopal convent of San Pietro in Turin. In 1022, Landulf was present at the
synod of
Pavia, presided over by Benedict VIII and Henry II. Around 1028 Landulf worked with
Ulric Manfred II of Turin, Bishop
Alric of Asti, and
Archbishop Aribert of Milan to combat heresy at
Monforte. Because the diocese of Turin had been devastated "not only by pagans, but also by perfidious Christians" (
non solum a paganis verum etiam a perfidis christianis), Landulf pursued a policy of reconstruction during his episcopate. He restored the
cathedral church of Turin, and built new churches and fortifications in
Chieri, Testona, Rivalba, Piobesi, Piasco, Mathi,
Mocoriadum and
Tizanum. He also founded the monastery of Santa Maria in Cavour, which he endowed with property around Pinerolo. ==References==