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Clodoald
Sign in to saveClodoald (; reconstructed Frankish: *Hlōdōwald; 522 – ), better known as Saint Cloud (), was a Merovingian prince, grandson of Clovis I and son of Chlodomer, who preferred to renounce royalty and became a hermit and monk. Clodoald found a hill along the Seine, two leagues below Paris, in a place called Novigentum (the present commune of Saint-Cloud). Here, among the fishermen and farmers, he led a life of solitude and prayer, and built a church, which he dedicated in honor of Martin of Tours.
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- Born
- 0524-01-01
- Died
- 0560-09-07
- Works
- 2
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Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Clodoald
- Saint.birth_date
- 522
- Saint.feast_day
- 7 September
- Saint.venerated_in
- Eastern Orthodox ChurchRoman Catholic Church
- Saint.image
- Saintcloudstatue.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 150px
- Saint.caption
- Modern statue of Saint Cloud as prince in St. Cloud Hospital, Minnesota
- Saint.death_place
- Nogent-sur-Seine, Kingdom of the Franks
- Saint.titles
- Abbot, Confessor
- Saint.attributes
- A Benedictine abbot giving his hood to a poor man as a halo emanates from his head; with royal insignia at his feet, or instructing the poor
- Saint.patronage
- Against carbuncles; nail makers; Diocese of Saint Cloud, Minnesota; France
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 524
- Died
- 7 September 560
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Saint-Cloud
- Father
- Chlodomer
- Mother
- Guntheuc
- Occupation
- priest
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Family
- Merovingian dynasty
- Noble title
- prince
- Image
- Saintcloudstatue.jpg
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Article
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- Background
- Early life
- Adulthood
- Veneration
- In art
- See also
- References
Clodoald (; reconstructed Frankish: *Hlōdōwald; 522 – ), better known as Saint Cloud (), was a Merovingian prince, grandson of Clovis I and son of Chlodomer, who preferred to renounce royalty and became a hermit and monk. Clodoald found a hill along the Seine, two leagues below Paris, in a place called Novigentum (the present commune of Saint-Cloud). Here, among the fishermen and farmers, he led a life of solitude and prayer, and built a church, which he dedicated in honor of Martin of Tours.
He is venerated as a saint in both the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church.