Waldebert (also known as Gaubert and Walbert), (d. c. 668), was a French abbot in the Benedictine Order, and a canonized saint in the Christian church. Events Childeric II succeeds Clotaire III as Frankish king Constantine IV becomes Byzantine Emperor, succeeding Constans II Theodore of Tarsus made archbishop of Canterbury. ... An abbot (from the Hebrew ab, a father, through the Syriac abba, Latin abbas (genitive form, abbatis), Old English abbad, ; German Abt; French abbé) is the head and chief governor of a community of monks, called also in the East hegumenos or The English version for a female monastic head... The longest lasting of the western Catholic monastic orders, the Order of Saint Benedict traces its origins to the adoption of the monastic life by St. ... Canonization is the process of making someone into a saint and involves proving that a candidate has lived in such a way that he or she is worthy of sainthood. ... General definition of saint In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ... Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life, teachings, death by crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. ...

He was born of a noble Frankish family and served in the military before dedicating himself to the contemplative life and joining the monastery at Luxeuil in modern-day France. He was a hermit there until the death of the monastery's abbot, Saint Eustace, when Waldebert was elected abbot (c. 628). The Franks were one of several west Germanic tribes who entered the late Roman Empire from Frisia as foederati and established a lasting realm in an area that covers most of modern-day France and the region of Franconia in Germany, forming the historic kernel of both these two modern... Buddhist monastery near Tibet A monastery is the habitation of monks. ... Luxeuil-les-Bains is a town and commune of eastern France, in the Haute-Saône département. ... A hermit (from the Greek for solitary) is a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchorite or anchoress; especially, one who so lives from religious motives. ... Saint Eustace can refer to the Christian saint Eustace or to the island Sint Eustatius, named after him This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Events Khusro II of Persia overthrown Pippin of Landen becomes Mayor of the Palace Brahmagupta writes the Brahmasphutasiddhanta Births Deaths Empress Suiko of Japan Theodelinda, queen of the Lombards Categories: 628 ...

He was abbot of the monastery for forty years, and he oversaw the move of the monastery from the Rule of St. Columban to the Benedictine Rule. He also gained independence of his community in canon law and increased the size and prosperity of the monastery's grounds and buildings. He was instrumental in aiding Saint Salaberga found her convent at Laon. Benedict of Nursia left the comfort of the life of a student in Rome in about the year 500 A.D. to seek holiness. ... In Western culture, canon law is the law of the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches. ... This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ... Laon is a city and commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Aisne département. ...

His feast day in the Roman Catholic Church is May 2. The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest religious denomination of Christianity with over one billion members. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ...

External link

Catholic Online (http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2024)