Blessed Alericus

Also known as

• Alaric
• Adelric
• Adalricus
• Adalrai

Memorial

• 29 September

Profile

Son of duke Burhard II of Swabia. Educated at Einsiedeln, Switzerland. Monk of Einsiedeln. Hermit on the island of Ufnau in Lake Zurich where his mother had lived in seclusion following her diagnosis with leprosy, and where he built a church dedicated to Our Lady.

Died

• 975 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Representation

• fed by angels on the island of Ufnau, Switzerland

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Alericus”. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 August 2012. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-alericus/>