Arialdo
Saint Arialdo | |
|---|---|
Cathedral of Milan | |
| Feast | June 27 |
| Attributes | Depicted in the vestments of a deacon, holding the palm of martyrdom |
Saint Arialdo (c. 1010 – June 27, 1066) is a
Christian saint of the eleventh century. He was assassinated because of his efforts to reform the Milanese clergy.[1]
Life
Arialdo was the child of a noble family, born at Cutiacum (
canon in the cathedral city of Milan. According to Andrea da Parma, abbot of San Fedele di Strumi, who wrote a Vita concerning Arialdo, the church in Milan was rife with immoral clerics, fornicating, sleeping with prostitutes, lending money, and selling indulgences. According to Henry Charles Lea marriage was commonplace among the Milanese clergy.[2]
Together with Bishop of Lucca
Peter Damiani as legate to attempt a resolution. The issue then became less a matter of clerical conduct than the authority of Rome over Milan. Damiani was able to demonstrate that the city's beloved patron St Ambrose had acknowledged the precedence of the papacy.[2]
Eventually, these endeavours lead to bishop Guido da Velate's excommunication. While traveling to Rome, Arialdo was set up by emissaries of Guido and killed.[3]
Veneration
Ten months after the assassination, his body was found in
Ascension to Pentecost. Subsequently, Arialdo's body was interred in the church of St. Celsus, and in the following year, 1067, Pope Alexander II declared him a martyr.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Benigni, Umberto (1911). "Archdiocese of Milan". The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 10. Robert Appleton Company. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ a b c Lea, Henry Charles. An Historical Sketch of Sacerdotal Celibacy in the Christian Church, J.B. Lippincott, 1867
- ^ a b Campbell, Thomas (1907). "St. Arialdo". The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 1. Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
External links
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Arialdo". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.- (in English) Archdiocese of Milan at the Catholic Encyclopedia
- (in Italian) Sant' Arialdo di Milano
- (in Italian) Sant’ Arialdo da Carimate
