Saint Cloud, Merovingian prince and later hermit monk

Saint Clodoald or Saint Cloud, Merovingian prince, grandson of Clovis I and son of Chlodomer, 522-560. In halo, diadem, armorial robe with fleurs-de-lys, holding crown and sceptre. He renounced royalty and became a hermit and monk. Depicted in French costume of the 14th century. From a missal made for Denis du Moulin, Bishop of Paris, MS 182, Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal. France XIVe Siecle. Chromolithograph by Moulin after an illustration by Claudius Joseph Ciappori from Charles Louandre's Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858

14th Century Armorial Robe Bibliotheque De Larsenal Charles Louandre Claudius Joseph Ciappori Diadem Fleurs-de-lys French Costume Grandson Halo Hangard-mauge Hermit Les Arts Somptuaires Missal Moulin Renounced Sceptre The Sumptuary Arts

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