Saint Baudolino

Memorial: 10 November
Profile: Born to the nobility. Gave away all his wealth to the poor, and lived as a hermit in a hut on the banks of the River Tanaro. Miracle worker with the gifts of clairvoyance and prophesy; wild animals were reported to come to his hut to hear him speak about God. Tradition says that in 1174 he appeared on the walls of the city of Alessandria, putting a beseiging army to flight. Many legends grew up around him, many of which turned him into a bishop or archbishop.
Born: c.700
Died: c.740 of natural causes
interred at Villa del Foro, Italy
relics moved to a Humiliati church in Alessandria, Italy when the towns were merged in 1168
relics moved to the church of Saint Alessandro in 1803
relics moved to the Saint Baudolino chapel in the Alessandria cathedral in 1810
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Patronage: Alessandria, Italy, city of (proclaimed in 1786)
Alessandria, Italy, diocese of (proclaimed in 1786)
Representation: bishop surrounded by animals
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
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