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Hildoard

Hildoard or Hildo, was bishop of Cambrai from 790 to 816. He was a liturgical reformer, closely tied to the court of Charlemagne. His sacramentary is the only surviving exact copy, made around 812, of the Sacramentarium Hadrianum, sent out by Pope Hadrian I to Charlemagne. He restored Maubeuge Abbey.

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Hildoard or Hildo, was bishop of Cambrai from 790 to 816. He was a liturgical reformer, closely tied to the court of Charlemagne. His sacramentary is the only surviving exact copy, made around 812, of the Sacramentarium Hadrianum, sent out by Pope Hadrian I to Charlemagne. He restored Maubeuge Abbey.

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