April 18: St. Galdinus, Archbishop of Milan & Cardinal
#KnowYourSaint: Galdino della Sala, Galdinus or Galdimus, was a Roman Catholic saint from Milan in northern Italy. He was a cardinal elevated in 1165 and he also served as Archbishop of Milan from 1166 to his death in 1176.
St. Galdinus was the Cardinal of Milan, Italy, a member of the noble Della Scala family of that city. After serving in various clerical offices in Milan, Galdinus was forced to flee in 1161 when Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa took revenge on Milan in a dispute with the Holy See. He was elected archbishop and created a cardinal in 1165. Gabildus rebuilt Milan after Barbarossa's occupation and was a fierce opponent of the Lombards.
St. Galdinus, Pray for us.
