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Pierre Richardot

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Church
  
Catholic

Successor
  
Pierre Fisch

Installed
  
1607

Birth name
  
Pierre Richardot

Term ended
  
1628

Name
  
Pierre Richardot

Predecessor
  
Johannes Bertelius


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Pierre Richardot (c.1575–1628) was the 61st abbot of St Willibrord's Abbey, Echternach. He was the son of Jean Richardot, president of the Brussels Privy Council, and Anne Courcol de Baillencourt. Born in Arras, he studied Theology at the University of Leuven and entered the Abbey of St. Vaast in his native city.

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In 1607 he was named abbot of Echternach. His abbacy was overshadowed by the need to economise to pay off the debts run up to ransom his predecessor, Johannes Bertelius, who had been kidnapped by Dutch freebooters. He died on 24 February 1628 and was buried near the high altar in the abbey church.

During his tenure as abbot he made a manuscript written by his medieval predecessor Thiofrid of Echternach available for publication, as Flores epitaphii sanctorum (Luxembourg, 1619).

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