Maroveus was on poor terms with Queen Radegund and her religious foundation in Poitiers, Holy Cross Abbey. He refused to formally deposit the relic of the True Cross which she had acquired in the abbey and did not attend the ceremony when it was performed by Eufronius. He refused to officiate or even attend her funeral in 587, which was officiated instead by Gregory of Tours. His attitude probably stemmed from a belief that the abbey and its relic challenged his authority as bishop.
