Bladulf

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Bladulf [lower-alpha 1] (died c. 630), was a monk and priest of Bobbio Abbey, killed on the orders of the Lombard king Arioald, because Bladulf would not salute him, as being an Arian. [1] It is said that Abbot Attala restored Bladulf to life and delivered Arioald from a diabolical possession, the punishment of his crime; and that this two-fold miracle led to Arioald's conversion. [2]

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He is a Catholic and Orthodox [3] saint, with his feast day on January 2. [4]

Notes

  1. also Bladulph, Blidulf, Blidulph, Bladulphus, Baldulphus, or Blidulphus.

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References

  1. Jonas of Bobbio. Life of Columbanus., II, 24 (trad. Alexander O'Hara; Ian Wood (2017). Jonas of Bobbio, Life of Columbanus, Life of John of Réomé and Life of Vedast. Liverpool.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link))
  2. Reginald Walsh. "Abbey and Diocese of Bobbio". CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA.
  3. "Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome".
  4. Odden, Per Einar. "Den hellige Blidulf av Bobbio (d. ~630)", Den katolske kirke, February 18, 2009