Pierre Richardot (c.1575–1628) was the 61st abbot of St Willibrord's Abbey, Echternach. He was the son of

Jean Richardot Jean Grusset dict Richardot, knight (1540 – 3 September 1609) was a statesman and diplomat from the Franche-Comté, who held high political office during the Dutch Revolt and played an important role in restoring Habsburg rule in the Southe ...

, president of the Brussels Privy Council, and Anne Courcol de Baillencourt. Born in

Arras Arras ( , ; pcd, Aro; historical nl, Atrecht ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department, which forms part of the regions of France, region of Hauts-de-France; before the regions of France#Reform and mergers of ...

, he studied Theology at the University of Leuven and entered the

Abbey of St. Vaast The Abbey of St Vaast (french: Abbaye de Saint-Vaast) was a Benedictine monastery situated in Arras, ''département'' of Pas-de-Calais, France. History The abbey was founded in 667. Saint Vedast, or Vaast (c. 453–540) was the first Bisho ...

in his native city. In 1607 Richardot 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 Johannes Bertelius lso Jean Bertels(1544 – June 19, 1607), abbot of Echternach and writer of a history of Luxembourg, was born in Leuven. After obtaining a degree in philosophy at the Pedagogy of the Lily in Leuven University, Bertelius wa ...

, who had been kidnapped by Dutch freebooters. He died on 24 February 1628 and was buried near the high altar in the abbey church.Auguste Neyen, ''Biographie luxembourgeoise'', vol. 2 (Luxembourg, 1861), 81–82. During Richardot's tenure as abbot he made a manuscript written by his medieval predecessor

Thiofrid of Echternach Thiofrid (died 1110) was the Benedictine abbot of Echternach Abbey, and writer of works in several different areas. He is one of the few medieval writers to discuss the cult of relics, in his ''Flores epytaphii sanctorum''. He wrote on Willibrord ...

available for publication, as ''Flores epitaphii sanctorum'' (Luxembourg, 1619).

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