Theodard

The Lives Of The Saints: Volume 10, September · S. Theodard, B.M. of Maestricht ; circ. a d. 668.

S. Theodard, B.M. of Maestricht ; circ. a d. 668.

S. Odger, D. at Ruremund, in the Netherlands; 8th cent.

S. John of Salerno, C. at Florence ; 13 th cent.

S. Nicolas Tolentino. C. in the Marches of Ancona', a.d. 1305

SS. NEMESIANUS, FELIX, AND OTHERS, BB. MM.

(circ. a.d. 257.)

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[Roman Martyrology. The Martyrologium parvum, Ado, Usuardus, Not leer, &c. Authority : — A letter of S. Cyprian to the martyrs, and their reply to him.J

EM ESI ANUS, Felix, Lucius, another Felix, Litteus, Polianus, Victor, Iaderus, and Dativus> were bishops in Northern Africa, who were beaten for the Faith, in the persecution of Valerian, and sent to work in the marble quarries. S. Cyprian who was banished, wrote to them to comfort them in their afflictions. Some of the bishops died under their sufferings.

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SS. Menodora, and others.

Biographical overview

Theodard was also the murdered bishop Theodard of Maastricht. Saint Theodard (French: Théodard) (ca. 840–1 May, ca. 893) was an archbishop of Narbonne. He may have been born to the nobility and served as a subdeacon at a church council at Toulouse. He was appointed archdeacon by Archbishop Sigebod of Narbonne (873-855). After Sigebod's death in 885, Theodard succeeded him and was consecrated on 15 August 885. In 886 he went to Rome to obtain the pallium, the symbol of his office, from Stephen VI. During his episcopate, Theodard protected the rights of his diocese, repaired the damages caused by Moorish incursions, restored the cathedral of Narbonne, and worked to release captive Christians. He was buried at the Benedictine Montauriol Abbey, initially dedicated to Saint Martin, which was later renamed after Theodard.

Martyrologium Romanum · Latin witness

Leodii, in Belgio, sancti Theodardi, Episcopi et Martyris; qui animam suam posuit pro ovibus suis, et miraculorum signis post mortem illuxit.