Artaldus
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Saint Artaldus | |
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| Bishop of Belley | |
| Born | 1101 Sothonod, Savoy, France |
| Died | 1206 (aged 104 – 105) Lochieu, France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Cultus confirmed 1834 by Pope Gregory XVI |
| Feast | 7 October |
Artaldus, also known as Arthaud, was a 13th-century Carthusian Bishop of Belley.
Born in the castle of Sothonod in Savoy, in 1101. Much of his childhood is not known but at the age of eighteen, Artaldus entered the court of Duke Amadeus III, but after a year or so he left to become a priest.[1]
Early religious life
Artaldus entered the Carthusian house of Portes Charterhouse in modern-day Bénonces. There he was ordained a priest. He spent many years serving as a priest before being sent by the prior of the Grande Chartreuse to found a charterhouse near a valley in the Valromey, a place that was known as "the cemetery". Artaldus decided to take with him six fellow priests from the Portes Charterhouse to establish this new community. The community had to move when the newly built charterhouse buildings were ravaged by fire. Artaldus chose a fresh site on the Arvières River, and the Arvières Charterhouse was founded and dedicated to Our Lady, in 1132.[2]
