Matthew of Albano
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Matthew of Albano (died 1134) was a French Benedictine monk and Cardinal[1], and papal legate. He is a Catholic saint[2].
He was instrumental in the recognition of the Knights Templar, at the 1129 Council of Troyes[3].
He was a nephew of Hugh de Boves, abbot of Reading, bishop of Amiens and then archbishop of Rouen[4]. They were both from a noble background, near Laon[5].
[edit] Notes
- ^ From 1125; bishop of Albano.
- ^ Welcome to vDeck
- ^ ORB Online Encyclopedia
- ^ C. Warren Hollister, Henry I (2001), p. 431.
- ^ Hollister, p. 432.
