Ardo Smaragdus
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| Ardo Smaragdus | |
| Died | March 843 Aniane, Herault, France |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Frankish |
| Occupation | Hagiographer |
Ardo Smaragdus (d. March 843 AD) was a hagiographer. He entered the monastery of Aniane, in Herault, as a boy, and was brought up by Saint Benedict of Aniane. He was ordained a priest and made head of the monastery school.
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.
Smaragdus wrote a life of St. Benedict of Aniane in 822, and was himself honored as a saint at his monastery after his death.
[edit] External links
- Ardo Smaragdus at the Catholic Encyclopedia
- Opera Omnia by Migne Patrologia Latina with analytical indexes
This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
