Saint Clement of Ireland

Also known as

• Clemens Scotus
• Clement of the Paris Schools

Memorial

• 20 March

Profile

Clement and his companion Ailbe, arrived in Gaul in 772, and opened shop as teachers. Their fame spread, and Charlemagne sent for them to come to his court, where they stayed for several months. Ailbe was given direction of a monastery near Pavia, Italy. Clement stayed in France as regent of the Paris school from 775 until his death. Legend says that Clement founded the University of Paris, which in a metaphorical sense he did since he started a great tradition of learning in the city.

Born

• c.750 in Ireland

Died

• 20 March 818 in Auxerre, France of natural causes
• interred in the church of Saint-Amator

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia, by W H Grattan-Flood
• For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Clement of Ireland”. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 April 2010. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-clement-of-ireland/>