Bishop Theodul is associated with the image of the devil and the bell.

The legend has it that Bishop Theodul once met with a hord of boisterous devils while out on a walk. When he asked them the reason for their joy, he received the following answer: Within the hour, the Pope in Rome would give in to a great temptation and thus come into their power.

Bishop Theodul answered full of horror: "If I were in Rome, I could save the Pope's soul!"

The confident devils then carried him to Rome in order to show him the futility of his plan to save the soul of the Pope.

But Bishop Theodul was indeed able to save the Pope from the temptation.

As a sign of his gratitude, the Pope gave him a valuable bell. And the devils had to carry him and his bell back home.