Aderald

Aderald (died 1004) was a canon and archdeacon of Troyes, France, when he led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

He brought back a piece of the Holy Sepulchre and founded a monastery at Villacerf which was called Saint-Sépulcre for centuries.

He was canonized as a saint of the Catholic Church.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Saint Adérald". nominis.cef.fr (in French). 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.


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