Saint Heldrad of Novalese

Also known as

• Aldradus
• Eldrad
• Eldrado
• Eldradus
• Heldradus
• Heltrodus

Memorial

• 13 March
• 31 October (Benedictines)

Profile

Born wealthy, he spent his fortune on charity, then made a pilgrimage to Rome, Italy as a mendicant. Benedictine monk at the Abbey Saints Peter and Andrew at Novalese in the Alps in 726, a community with many former pilgrims. Abbot of the house for 30 years during which he greatly expanded the library and built a hospice for the safety of travellers on Mount Cenis.

Born

• in Provence, France

Died

• 842 at the Novalesa Abbey of natural causes
• relics transferred to the parish church in Novalesa, Italy in 1794

Beatified

• 9 December 1904 by Pope Saint Pius X (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Abbazia della Novalesa
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Kirken i Norge
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

• “Saint Heldrad of Novalese“. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 March 2013. Web. 18 June 2013. <>