Also known as
- Adalard
- Adalhard
- Adelhard
- Adalardus
- Adelardus
- Alard
- Alardus
- Adalardo
Profile
Grandson of Charles Martel; nephew of King Pepin the Short; first cousin of Charlemagne. Grew up in the royal court, and was an advisor to Louis le Debonnaire. Adalard gave up the court life in 773 to become a Benedictine monk at Corbie Abbey. Gardener in the monastery. Studied under Blessed Alcuin. Abbot. Advisor to Charlemagne, chaplain, and tutor to prince Bernard who later became king of Naples, Italy. Adelard was exiled to the island of Héri (modern Noirmoutier-en-l’Île, France) in 817 after being accused of supporting Bernard’s revolt against Emperor Louis the Debonair, Charlemagne‘s successor. He actually enjoyed the peace that came with the isolation, but was later recalled. With Abbot Wala of Corbie, he founded Corvey Abbey in Saxony. Relics reported to have healed the deaf, the mute, and the paralyzed.
Born
- c.752
- abbot digging a garden with his crown lying nearby
- being crowned with thorns by an angel
- giving alms or food to the poor
- kneeling before a crucifix
- overcoming a dragon by displaying IHS
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Encyclopedia
- Emblems of the Saints, by F C Husenbeth and Augustus Jessopp
- Heiligen 3s
- Kirken i Norge
- Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
- Lives of the Saints II, by Father Thomas J Donaghy
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Santi e Beati
MLA Citation
- “Saint Adelard of Corbie“. Saints.SQPN.com. 16 January 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>