Saint Baudolino | |
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Born | c. 700 AD |
Died | c. 740 AD |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | November 10 |
Attributes | bishop, surrounded by the geese, deer, and other animals |
Patronage | Alessandria |
Saint Baudolino (c. 700 – c. 740) was a hermit who lived at the time of the Lombard king Liutprand in Forum Fulvii (now Villa del Foro), a locality on the lower reaches of the river Tanaro in north-west Italy. He is said to have been the son of a noble family, but to have given all his wealth to the poor before moving to a miserable hut near the river. He is the patron saint of the nearby city of Alessandria, where his feast is celebrated on the Sunday following 10 November.