It is reported that he may have been a
Roman nobleman, but he was also identified with
Simon the Leper or as one of the seventy-two disciples of
Christ, in keeping with attempts to claim an apostolic origin for the see. Julian converted many other citizens and Le Mans' new bishop cared for the poor, the infirm, and the
orphans. His miracles included the
resurrection of a dead man. Upon reaching old age, he retired to live as a
hermit at
Sarthe. ==Veneration==