Saint Ardo Smaragdus | |
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Died | March 843 Aniane, Hérault, France |
Feast | 7 March [1] |
Ardo Smaragdus (died March 843 AD) was a hagiographer. He entered the monastery of Aniane in Hérault as a boy, probably as an oblate, [2] and was brought up by Saint Benedict of Aniane. He was ordained a priest and made head of the monastery school. [3]
In 794, he accompanied Benedict to the Council of Frankfurt. and in 814, he replaced Benedict as abbot after the latter joined the imperial court at Aix-la-Chapelle. [3]
Smaragdus wrote a life of St. Benedict of Aniane in 822, one of the most reliable hagiological productions of that period. He himself was honored as a saint at his monastery after his death. [3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ardo Smaragdus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Saint Ardo Smaragdus | |
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Died | March 843 Aniane, Hérault, France |
Feast | 7 March [1] |
Ardo Smaragdus (died March 843 AD) was a hagiographer. He entered the monastery of Aniane in Hérault as a boy, probably as an oblate, [2] and was brought up by Saint Benedict of Aniane. He was ordained a priest and made head of the monastery school. [3]
In 794, he accompanied Benedict to the Council of Frankfurt. and in 814, he replaced Benedict as abbot after the latter joined the imperial court at Aix-la-Chapelle. [3]
Smaragdus wrote a life of St. Benedict of Aniane in 822, one of the most reliable hagiological productions of that period. He himself was honored as a saint at his monastery after his death. [3]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ardo Smaragdus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.