ANTHELM, St. — Bishop of Belley (France), born in 1107 into a noble family at the castle of Chignin (Savoia), died at Belley on 26 June 1178. He was first a secular priest at Belley, then entered the Carthusian Charterhouse of Portes near Belley; while still a novice he was sent to the Grande Chartreuse, of which he became prior in 1139 and the first General of the Carthusians. He held two general chapters, extended the Order with five new foundations, and was zealous for discipline. Resigning his office in 1151, he was prior of Portes (1152–54) and then retired again to the Grande Chartreuse. Alexander III compelled him to accept the bishopric of Belley (1163–78) and consecrated him at Bourges. Frederick I Barbarossa, who had at first opposed him, granted him feudal lordship over Belley and created him a Prince of the Empire. This aroused the hostility of Count Humbert of Moriana, with whom he had disputes. He died surrounded by the veneration of the faithful, to whom he had been a true father. His tomb was renowned for miracles. His feast is recorded in the Roman Martyrology on 26 June.
ANTELMO, SANTO
Bibl.: Acta SS. Junii, VII, Paris 1867, pp. 201–19; A. Marchal, Vie de saint Anthelme, Paris-Lyon 1878; L. Le Vasseur, in Ephemerides Ordinis Carthusianorum, 1890, pp. 375–406; S. Autore, s.V. in DTHC, III, cols. 523–25, where further literature is indicated; A. Butler–H. Thurston, The Lives of the Saints, VI, London 1939, pp. 354–57; Martyrologium Romanum, p. 257.