Blessed Balduino Of Rieti
Also known as: Baldovino; Baldwin; Baudoin; Baudouin
Feast Day
24 July (Cistercians); 21 August (city and diocese of Rieti, Italy; Bollandists); 15 July (Menologium Cisterciense); 2 August on some calendars; 10 August on some calendars; 11 August on some calendars
Born
Italy
Died
1140 of natural causes; buried in the cathedral of Rieti, Italy; some relics in the altar of the “delle Grazie” chapel of the cathedral; skull housed in a silver reliquary bust depicting Blessed Baudoin that is one of several displayed at the high altar of the cathedral
Beatified
An Office with his history was approved by the Sacred Congregation of Rites in 1701
Biography
Blessed Balduino of Rieti, also known as Baldovino, Baldwin, Baudoin, or Baudouin, was born into a pious noble family in Italy. He was the son of Berardo X, Count of Marsi, and his brother Rainaldo became the abbot of Montecassino Abbey and was later elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pope Innocent II in 1138.
Cause for Canonization
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