Saint Arialdo | |
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 Arialdo da Carimate. Altar in the "Basilica di San Calimero" inMilan | |
| Deacon and martyr | |
| Born | c. 1010 unknown |
| Died | (1066-06-27)June 27, 1066 Isolino Partegora,Lago Maggiore |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | 1067 byPope Alexander II 9 September 1836 (confirmation of cult) byPope Gregory XVI |
| Majorshrine | Cathedral of Milan |
| Feast | June 27 |
| Attributes | Depicted in the vestments of a deacon, holding the palm of martyrdom |
SaintArialdo (c. 1010 – June 27, 1066) is aChristian saint of the eleventh century. He was assassinated because of his efforts to reform theMilaneseclergy.[1]
Arialdo was the child of a noble family, born atCutiacum (Cucciago), nearComo. After studying inLaon andParis, he was made acanon in the cathedral city of Milan. According to Andrea da Parma, abbot of San Fedele di Strumi, who wrote aVita concerning Arialdo, the church in Milan was rife with immoral clerics, fornicating, sleeping with prostitutes, lending money, and selling indulgences. According toHenry Charles Lea marriage was commonplace among the Milanese clergy.[2]
Together with Bishop of LuccaAnselmo da Baggio (later Pope Alexander II), Arialdo headed thepataria, a movement that sought to reform Milan'ssimoniacal clergy.[1] Due to this, he wasexcommunicated by the Bishop of MilanGuido da Velate.[2]Pope Stephen IX removed the excommunication and Arialdo returned to Milan to continue his efforts towards reformation. In 1069 the Pope sentPeter 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 patronSt 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]
Ten months after the assassination, his body was found inLago Maggiore (allegedly in a perfect state of preservation, and emitting a sweet odour). It was carried to Milan and exposed in thechurch of St. Ambrose fromAscension toPentecost. Subsequently, Arialdo's body was interred in the church of St. Celsus, and in the following year, 1067,Pope Alexander II declared him amartyr.[3]
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