Saint Baudolino
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Born to the nobility. Gave away all his wealth to the poor, and lived as a hermit in a hut on the banks of the River Tanaro. Miracle worker with the gifts of clairvoyance and prophesy; wild animals were reported to come to his hut to hear him speak about God. Tradition says that in 1174 he appeared on the walls of the city of Alessandria, putting a beseiging army to flight. Legends grew up around him, many of which turned him into a bishop or archbishop instead of the simple hermit he was.
Born
c.700
Died
• c.740 of natural causes
• interred at Villa del Foro, Italy
• relics moved to a Humiliati church in Alessandria, Italy when Villa del Foro and Alessandria merged in 1168
• relics moved to the church of Saint Alessandro in 1803
• relics moved to the Saint Baudolino chapel in the Alessandria cathedral in 1810
Patronage
• Alessandria, Italy, city of (proclaimed in 1786)
• Alessandria, Italy, diocese of (proclaimed in 1786)
Representation
surrounded by peaceful wild animals
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