Saint Adelard
- Also known as
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Adalard
Adalhard
Adelhard
Adalardus
Adelardus
Alard
- Memorial
- 2 January
- Profile
- Grandson of Charles Martel; nephew of King Pepin; 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 enter the Benedictine monastery of Corbie in Picardy.
Gardener in the monastery.
Studied under Saint Alcuin.
Abbot.
Advisor to Charlemagne, chaplain, and tutor to prince Bernard who later became king of Naples.
Adelard was exiled to the island of Héri (modern Noirmoutier) 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.
Founded the New Corbie monastery in Saxony.
Relics reported to have healed the deaf, the mute, and the paralyzed.
- Born
- c.752
- Died
- 2 January 827 at Corbie Monastery, Picardy, France following a brief illness;
relics translated in 1026
- Canonized
- 1026 by Pope John XIX
- Patronage
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against fever
against typhoid
gardeners
- Representation
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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
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Catholic Encyclopedia
New Catholic Dictionary
Lives of the Saints II, by Father Thomas J Donaghy
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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