William of Maleval

William of Maleval
San Guglielmo by Antonio Nasini
Hermit
BornPoitiers, France
Died10 February 1157
Maleval
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Canonized8 May 1202, Rome, Papal States by Pope Innocent III
Major shrineLaoag City
Feast10 February
Attributescross; skull
PatronageLaoag City, Ilocos Norte, Talisay, Batangas, Bacolor, Pampanga, Buting, Pasig, Dalaguete, Cebu, Magsingal, Ilocos Sur

William of Maleval (French: Guillaume de Malavalle), also known as William the Hermit or William the Great, was a French Christian and the founder of the Catholic congregation of Williamites, an early branch of the Hermits of St. Augustine. He was beatified in 1202.