Matthew of Albano

Matthew of Albano (Matthieu, O.S.B.Clun.) (died 1134) was a French Benedictine monk and Cardinal, and papal legate. He is a Catholic saint.

He was instrumental in the recognition of the Knights Templar, at the 1129 Council of Troyes.

He was a nephew of Hugh de Boves, abbot of Reading, bishop of Amiens and then archbishop of Rouen. They were both from a noble background, near Laon.

Notes

  1. ↑ From 1125; bishop of Albano.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to vDeck". Archived from the original on 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. ↑ ORB Online Encyclopedia
  4. ↑ C. Warren Hollister, Henry I (2001), p. 431.
  5. ↑ Hollister, p. 432.