Galdino della Sala | |
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| Archbishop of Milan | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Milan |
| Metropolis | Milan |
| See | Milan |
| Appointed | 27 March 1166 |
| Term ended | 18 April 1176 |
| Successor | Algisio da Pirovano |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Sabina (1165-1176) |
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| Consecration | 18 April 1166 by Pope Alexander III |
| Created cardinal | 15 December 1165 by Pope Alexander III |
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| Born | Galdino della Sala c. 1096 |
| Died | 18 April 1176(1176-04-18) (aged 79–80) Milan, Holy Roman Empire |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 18 April |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Rome,Papal States by Pope Alexander III |
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Galdino della Sala (c. 1096 – 18 April 1176),Galdinus orGaldimus (Milanese:Galdin), was aRoman Catholicsaint fromMilan in northernItaly. He was acardinal elevated in 1165 and he also served asArchbishop of Milan from 1166 to his death in 1176.[1] He was a staunch supporter both ofPope Alexander III, and of Milan and its neighbours inLombardy, in their joint and parallel struggles against theAntipope Victor IV, supported byHoly Roman EmperorFrederick I Barbarossa.
He is remembered also for his charity in Milan to the poor and to those imprisoned for debt. Alexander III canonized him as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, and he is a patron of both Lombardy and his old archdiocese.
He was born in Milan around 1096[2] into the della Sala family which was considered to be minor nobility of the city.
He was a strong supporter of the Romanpapacy in theschism that erupted in 1159 after the death ofPope Adrian IV.Pope Alexander III was the Roman candidate, whileAntipope Victor IV was supported byFrederick Barbarossa and hiscardinals. Galdino's Milanese church supported Alexander III, and Galdino, as archdeacon of the church, took a very public stand. Frederick came to besiege Milan and reduced it within six months.
Galdino joined Alexander III inGenoa and followed him toMaguelonne,Montpellier, andClermont. He later followed him toSicily andRome upon his return in 1165. When Alexander returned to the papacy in 1165, he named Galdino in the consistory of 15 December as the Cardinal Priest of thetitular church ofSanta Sabina, and a year later made him theArchbishop of Milan. The year after that, Alexander III made Galdino the apostolic legate forLombardy.
When theLombard League expelled Barbarossa, Galdino took possession of his see and began deposing any Lombard priests who were faithful to Victor IV. He consecrated new bishops atLodi,Alba,Cremona,Vercelli,Asti,Turin,Novara,Brescia, andAlessandria.
On 18 April 1176 Galdino della Sala died in hispulpit, having just completed a sermon against theCathars, who were seen by orthodox Catholics asheretics.[3]
Pope Alexander III canonized Galdino as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church during his pontificate.
His liturgicalfeast day in theRoman Catholic Church, celebrated particularly in churches which follow theAmbrosian Rite, is 18 April (the anniversary of his death).
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