Ayrald

{{Short description|Beatified roman catholic bishop}}

Ayrald (also Airald or Ayraldus) was a French Carthusian monk and bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. He died between 1161 and 1162. He was canonized by Pope Pius IX on January 8, 1863.{{cite web | url=http://catholicsaints.info/saint-airaldus-of-maurienne/ | title=CatholicSaints.Info » Blog Archive » Blessed Airaldus of Maurienne }}

Ayrald was the son of William II of Burgundy. He was the prior of the Carthusian charterhouse at {{ill|Charterhouse of Portes|lt=Portes|fr|Chartreuse de Portes}}, diocese of Belley, France. He later became the bishop of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne from 1132 to 1156.

Ayrald was beatified by Pope Pius IX on January 8, 1863.Prieur Vulliez 1999, p. 55-56Michel Germain, Personnages illustres des Savoie, Autre Vue, 2007, 619 p. ({{ISBN|978-2-9156-8815-3}}), p. 15. According to nominis.cef.fr{{cite web | url=https://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/10066/Saint-Ayrald.html | title=Saint Ayrald }} his feast day is on January 2. Until the 1960s, the Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Cathedral had a chapel dedicated to Ayrald.Prieur Vulliez 1999, p. 55-56