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Feastday: June 26
1107 - 1178

Carthusian monk and bishop, defender of papal authority. Anthelm was born in 1107 in a castle near Chambery, in Savoy, France. He was ordained a priest and visited the Carthusian Charterhouse at Portes, where he entered the Order at the age of thirty. Two years later, in 1139, he was appointed abbot of Le Grande Chartreuse, which had been damaged. Anthelm made the monastery a worthy motherhouse of the Carthusians, constructing a defensive wall and an aqueduct. As minister-general, Anthelm also united the various charterhouses of the Order. Rules were standardized, and women were given the opportunity to enter the Carthusians in their own charterhouses. After a few years as a hermit, starting in 1152, Anthelm returned to Le Grande Chartreuse and defended Pope Alexander III against the antipope Victor IV. In 1163, the pope appointed him as bishop of Belley, France. Anthelm reformed the clergy and regulated affairs, going as far as to excommunicate a local noble, Count Humbert of Maurienne, who had taken one priest captive and murdered another priest trying to free him. When Humbert appealed to Rome and won a reversal, Anthelm left Belley in protest. Pope Alexander then sent Anthelm to England to mediate the dispute between Henry II and St. Thomas Becket. Anthelm was unable to undertake that journey. He returned to Belley to care for the poor and for the local lepers. On his deathbed, Anthelm received a penitent Count Humbert. Anthelm died on June 26, 1178. His feast has been celebrated by the Carthusians since 1607. His relics were enshrined in Belley. In liturgical art, Anthelm is depicted with a lamp lit by a divine hand.

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SortingSifting
10 months ago
Thank you for divine guidance today in finding needed while assisting family members dealing with mountains of paperwork. So glad to be of help.
Joseph Mathew
10 months ago
St. Anthelm, please intercede for me to discern and obey the will of God.
Mona
10 months ago
Dear Saint Anthelm, please pray for Jacob that he finds the right path and for his parents that they find the strenght and wisdom to guide him. Thank you.
christie
10 months ago
St. Anthelm, most upright and fearless defender of the faith, pray for all consecrated men and women. Pray for me to be a good, just and fair administrator. Help me to improve the quality of teaching and learning. Today, the gospel says that we as Catholics should not aim for the easy path, but should strive on the narrow path to holiness and sanctity. Through your intercession, grant us great graces to value time and put it to good use.Amen
Sr Ann Maris
2 years ago
Briliant site - very helpful!
tini
2 years ago
i like this saint because his feast day is the day that i was born!lol
anna pavlou
3 years ago
I like this saint too...
Angela
3 years ago
I like this saint. He seems to be very up right in his works for women in the church. I wonder if he has his own "saint medal". That would be nice to have and carry around with you. :)

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