Ardo Smaragdus (died March 843 AD) was a hagiographer. He entered the monasteryofAnianeinHérault as a boy, probably as an oblate,[2] and was brought up by Saint Benedict of Aniane. He was ordainedapriest and made head of the monastery school.[3]
Died
March 843
Aniane, Hérault, France
7 March[1]
In 794, he accompanied Benedict to the Council of Frankfurt. and in 814, he replaced Benedict as abbot after the latter joined the imperial court at Aix-la-Chapelle.[3]
Smaragdus wrote a life of St. Benedict of Aniane in 822, one of the most reliable hagiological productions of that period. He himself was honored as a saint at his monastery after his death.[3]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Ardo Smaragdus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
Biography
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