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Aderald
canon and archdeacon of Troyes
SaintFull write-upFrancePre-congregation
Feast: 20 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
1004
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Near Troyes along the Seine in France, Saint Aderald, archdeacon, who brought lustre to the canonical rule with the … Holy Land was held prisoner by the Saracens.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 20 October as an archdeacon of Troyes who brought lustre to the canonical rule.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 20 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2825488 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Aderald (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.