Bl. Airaldus of Maurienne

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Died: 1160 at Maurienne, France of natural causes

Beatified: 8 January 1863 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)

Also known as Airaldo di Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Ayraldus of Maurienne

Son of William II, Count of Burgundy. Carthusian monk at Portes, diocese of Belley, France. Prior of his house. Bishop of Maurienne in the Savoy from 1132 to 1156, a position he had to be ordered to accept.