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Heldrad was born wealthy. He spent his fortune on charity, then made a pilgrimage to Rome, Italy as a mendicant. He was a Benedictine monk at the Abbey Saints Peter and Andrew at Novalese in the Alps in 726, a community with many former pilgrims. He became an abbot of the house for 30 years during which he greatly expanded the library and built a hospice for the safety of travelers on Mount Cenis.
Born
- in Provence, France
Died
- 842 at the Novalesa Abbey of natural causes
- relics transferred to the parish church in Novalesa, Italy in 1794
Beatified
- 9 December 1904 by Pope Saint Pius X (cultus confirmed)
