Blessed William of Maleval
- Also known as
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William of Malval
William of Malvalla
William the Great
William the Hermit
- Memorial
- 10 February
- Profile
- Soldier who spent a wild youth in the military.
Following pilgrimages to the Holy Lands, he became superior of an abbey at Pisa, Italy in 1153.
He failed in this position, and became a hermit on Mount Bruno.
He attracted followers, founded a monastery in 1154, and failed again as abbot.
Became a hermit in the area around Siena in 1155 in a wilderness called "Maleval" ("evil valley").
There he attracted followers who were called Williamites, Guillemites, or the barefoot friars.
They first following William's severe rule, then the Benedictine, and later the Augustinian.
They spread through Italy, France, and Germany, but have not survived until today.
- Born
- French
- Died
- 10 February 1157 of natural causes
- Beatified
- 1202 (cultus confirmed) by Pope Innocent III
- Patronage
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armourers;
diocese of Laoag, Philippines;
diocese of San Fernando La Union, Philippines
- Representation
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bearing a cross staff, one arm of which ends in a crescent;
bearing a shield with four fleur-de-lys;
wearing a monastic habit over armor;
with a pilgrim's staff
- Additional Information
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Google Directory
Catholic Online
Catholic Encyclopedia, by Raymund Webster
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Ecole Glossary, by Karen Rae Keck
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