Gerald of Aurillac

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Gerald of Aurillac was a 9th–10th century Frankish nobleman renowned for his piety and ascetic life as a lay saint in medieval Gaul.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Gerald of Aurillac canonical 2
Géraud d’Aurillac 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Frankish nobleman
lay saint
medieval French noble
activeIn medieval Gaul
associatedWithPlace Aurillac Abbey
centuryOfActivity 10th century
9th century
commemoratedIn hagiographies
continent Europe
countryOfCitizenship West Francia
cultDevelopedIn France
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Franks
floruit 10th century
9th century
hasAttribute chastity
generosity
humility
historicalRegion Gaul
knownAs Géraud d’Aurillac
linked to: Gerald of Aurillac

Saint Gerald of Aurillac
knownFor charity to the poor
observance of monastic-style discipline while remaining a layman
languageOfName Latin
Old French
lifestyle asceticism
livedIn Aurillac
mannerOfLife celibate layman
nobleFamily Frankish nobility
notableFor ascetic lifestyle
being a lay saint
piety
occupation nobleman
partOf Kingdom of the Franks
placeOfBirth Aurillac
placeOfDeath Aurillac
positionHeld Count of Aurillac
region Auvergne
religion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
roleInSociety model of lay sanctity
sexOrGender male
socialClass aristocracy
typeOfSainthood confessor
veneratedAs lay saint
veneratedIn Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Odo of Cluny associatedWith Gerald of Aurillac
Vita Geraldi Auriliacensis mainSubject Gerald of Aurillac
Gerald of Aurillac knownAs Géraud d’Aurillac
linked to: Gerald of Aurillac