Clodoald
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| Saint Cloud | |
|---|---|
| Abbot and Confessor | |
| Born | 522[1] |
| Died | c. 560[2], Nogent-sur-Seine, France[3] |
| Major shrine | Saint-Cloud, France |
| Feast | 7 September |
| Attributes | a Benedictine abbot giving his hood to a poor man as a ray of light emanates from his head; with royal insignia at his feet or instructing the poor[2] |
| Patronage | against carbuncles[2]; nail makers; Diocese of Saint Cloud, Minnesota[1] |
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Saint Clodoald (522 - c. 560), better known as Cloud, was the son of King Chlodomer of Orleans.
[edit] Life
Clodoald was raised in Paris by his grandmother, Saint Clotilde. One of three brothers, he was targeted for assassination by his uncle, Clotaire I. His two brothers, Theodoald and Gunther, were killed by Clotaire when they were ten and nine respectively - Clodoald survived by escaping to Provence.[2]
Clodoald renounced all claims to the throne, and lived as a studious hermit and disciple of Saint Severinus of Noricum.[1]
Visited by many for counsel and healing, Clodoald gained in effect nothing by keeping himself remote from society. Therefore, he returned to Paris, where he was received with joy. At the earnest request of the people, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Eusebius of Paris, in 551, and served that church for some time.[2]
He established a holy place near Paris at Nogent-sur-Seine, which is now a collegiate church of canons regular called Saint Cloud, wherein his relics are kept. The village hosting his tomb was renamed Saint-Cloud accordingly.[2]
His feast day is September 7.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Jones, Terry. Cloud. Patron Saints Index. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ a b c d e f Rabenstein, Katherine (November 1998). Cloud (Clodoald, Clodulphus) of Nogent, Abbot (RM). Saints O' the Day for September 7. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
- ^ Monastère du Magnificat (2006-09-27). Saint Cloud or Clodoald. Lives of the Saints. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.
