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Balderic (Baudry)
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A monk of Liège, a writer and teacher of the twelfth century, b. date unknown, at Florennes in Belgium; d. about 1157. He was proctor at the court of Pope Eugene III, and accompanied him to France when the machinations of Arnold of Bescia compelled the pontiff to leave Rome. At a synod held in Paris in 1147, Balderic became acquainted with Albero, the Archbishop of Trier, who induced him to become head of the cathedral school in Trier. As long as Albero lived, Balderic remained his friend and adviser, and, after his death, wrote his biography, which is remarkable for its classical Latin. It is published in Mon. Germ: Script., VIII, 243 sqq., and in P.L., CLIV, 1307 sqq.
Sources
Wattenbach. Deutschlands Geschichtsquellen (Berline, 1894), II, 3; Hauck, Kirchengeschichte Deutschlands (Leipzig, 1903), IV, 476.
Source Record
- Author
- Ott, Michael
- Publication
- The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1907.
- Nihil Obstat
- Nihil Obstat. 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor.
- Imprimatur
- Imprimatur. +John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York.