Ayrald

Ayrald of Maurienne, also known as Blessed Airald, Airald III, or Ayraldus, was a French Carthusian monk and Bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. He died between 1161 and 1162. He was canonized by Pope Blessed Pius IX on January 8, 1863.[1]

Hagiography

Ayrald was the son of William II of Burgundy. He was the prior of the Carthusian charterhouse at Portes, diocese of Belley, France. He later became the bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne from 1132 to 1156.

Veneration

Ayrald was beatified by Pope Blessed Pius IX on January 8, 1863.[2][3] According to nominis.cef.fr[4] his feast day is on January 2. Until the 1960s, the Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Cathedral had a chapel dedicated to Ayrald.[5]

References
  1. http://catholicsaints.info/saint-airaldus-of-maurienne/
  2. Prieur Vulliez 1999, p. 55-56
  3. Michel Germain, Personnages illustres des Savoie, Autre Vue, 2007, 619 p. (ISBN 978-2-9156-8815-3), p. 15.
  4. https://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/10066/Saint-Ayrald.html
  5. Prieur Vulliez 1999, p. 55-56
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