St. Ildefonso,
Archbishop of Toledo. He was born to a noble family of Toledo in 607 and
in an early age became a monk in Agli, near Toledo. He was a nephew of Saint
Eugene of Toledo ans studied in Seville under Saint Isidore. He founded
and endowed a monastery of nuns; about 630 he was ordained a deacon, later
became Abbot of Agli, and in this capacity was one of the signatories, in
653 and 655, at the Eighth and Ninth Councils of Toledo. In 657 he became
Archbishop of Toledo and governed the Church of Toledo for nine years. He
was a noted religious writer., especially on Our Lady, and played the main
role in the unification of the Spanish liturgy. He died January 23, 667
and was buried in the Basilica of Saint Leocadia. |
