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Nov. 5.]
S. Gerald. 157
Ereswitha, Queen of the East Angles, placed herself under
her rule, and after that Clothair had attained his majority,
S. Bathild herself retired from the government of the kingdom to the seclusion of the monastary of Chelles. After
having ruled the abbey forty-six years, S. Bertilla was
attacked by a fever and died.
The relics of S. Bertilla are preserved at Saint Andre", near
where the abbey of Chelles once stood.
S. GERALD, B. OF BEZIERS.
(a.d. 1123.)
[Gallican Martyrology and that of the Regular Canons. Authority :—
The Lessons in the Office of the Montpellier Breviary.]
Guirald, Guiraud, Gerald, or, as he signed himself, Geraud,
was born at a village anciently called Podium-Salico, near
Bdziers. He was born before the proper time, and was a
little, feeble, hideous creature; and was regarded with small
affection by his parents, whose love and pride were devoted
to their well-grown and handsome children. The poor boy,
finding little affection at home, turned for it to the home of
the sorrowful, the Church of God, and took refuge in the
monastery of S. Maria de Cassiano, a home of the Regular
Canons. He made great progress in perfection, was gentle,
patient, cheerful, so that he gained the hearts of his companions. He was elected prior, and in 1121, when Arnold,
bishop of Beziers, was promoted to the archiepiscopal throne
of Narbonne, Gerald was elected in his room. As bishop
he was not elated, but remained the same simple-minded,
patient, modest man that he had been as canon. He spent
all his revenue in relieving human misery; and died in n 23
ft— : *
| Title | The lives of the saints - 13 |
| Creator | Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine) |
| Publisher | J. Grant |
| Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
| Date | 1914 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000191 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | -ft Nov. 5.] S. Gerald. 157 Ereswitha, Queen of the East Angles, placed herself under her rule, and after that Clothair had attained his majority, S. Bathild herself retired from the government of the kingdom to the seclusion of the monastary of Chelles. After having ruled the abbey forty-six years, S. Bertilla was attacked by a fever and died. The relics of S. Bertilla are preserved at Saint Andre", near where the abbey of Chelles once stood. S. GERALD, B. OF BEZIERS. (a.d. 1123.) [Gallican Martyrology and that of the Regular Canons. Authority :— The Lessons in the Office of the Montpellier Breviary.] Guirald, Guiraud, Gerald, or, as he signed himself, Geraud, was born at a village anciently called Podium-Salico, near Bdziers. He was born before the proper time, and was a little, feeble, hideous creature; and was regarded with small affection by his parents, whose love and pride were devoted to their well-grown and handsome children. The poor boy, finding little affection at home, turned for it to the home of the sorrowful, the Church of God, and took refuge in the monastery of S. Maria de Cassiano, a home of the Regular Canons. He made great progress in perfection, was gentle, patient, cheerful, so that he gained the hearts of his companions. He was elected prior, and in 1121, when Arnold, bishop of Beziers, was promoted to the archiepiscopal throne of Narbonne, Gerald was elected in his room. As bishop he was not elated, but remained the same simple-minded, patient, modest man that he had been as canon. He spent all his revenue in relieving human misery; and died in n 23 ft— : * |
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