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BL. ARTALDUS, BISHOP OF BELLEY - 6 OCTOBER

 

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BLESSED ARTALDUS, BISHOP OF BELLEY 

Blessed Artaldus, Bishop of Belley (Belica) in France, was descended from the noble family of the Lords of Sothnode. 

Early he did he start to despise the world and its vain honours and riches. He joined the order of the Carthusians, were he distinguished himself through his genuine humility and sincere fear of God.

Sent by his superiors to found new cells of his order in the Geneva diocese, he chose to stay there in the  wilderness and laid the foundation for the new cell in Arvières (Arveria) near Geneva. This took place about 1132. 

Following the death of Bishop Raynaldus of Belley, our saint was chosen to succeed the deceased. St Artaldus, however, scarcely informed of it, fled in an attempt to escape this heavy burden. 

He was discovered by a heavenly light that appeared over his whereabouts and was brought back to the city and, to the joy of all, was ordained Bishop around 1184. 

His becoming Bishop did not change the slightest thing in his previous way of life, though, and he lived as if he was still in his lonely cell. 

Bent with age, with the approval of Pope Clement III (1177-1191), he retired about the year 1190 and  withdrew into the monastic solitude, where he died in the Lord in A.D. 1206 at the age of 105 years, of which he had spent 86 in the order.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858)

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of the blessed Artaldus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org



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