Saint Heldrad of Novalese

Also known as

• Eldrad of Novalese

Memorial

• 13 March

Profile

Born wealthy, he spent his fortune on charity, then made a pilgrimage to Rome, Italy as a mendicant. Benedictine monk at the abbey of Novalese in the Alps, 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

• at Provence, France

Died

• 842 of natural causes

Beatified

• 1904 (cultus confirmed) by Pope Saint Pius X

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Heldrad of Novalese”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 March 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-heldrad-of-novalese/>