Matthew of Albano
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]
Notes
- ↑ From 1125; bishop of Albano.
- ↑ Welcome to vDeck
- ↑ ORB Online Encyclopedia
- ↑ C. Warren Hollister, Henry I (2001), p. 431.
- ↑ Hollister, p. 432.
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