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Saint · 520
Cloud
Venerable Cloud (Clodoald), Abbot-Founder of Nogent-Sur-Seine near Paris
New Calendar September 7 Old Calendar September 20
Why they are a saint
Venerable Cloud (Clodoald), Abbot-Founder of Nogent-Sur-Seine near Paris (520) is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on September 7. Venerated as a monastic saint, honored for a life of prayer and asceticism; little else about his life has come down to us.
Limited historical information is available about this saint.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Cloud as a patron when they bear the name Cloud at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on September 7. As a monastic, he is also asked for help in prayer, fasting, and repentance.
Prayer
O holy Cloud, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.