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Blessed David Of Himmerod

Also known as: David of Florence

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

December 11

Died

December 11, 1179

Beatified

in 1699 the general chapter of the monks of Citeaux authorized a memorial at Himmerod Abbey

Biography

Blessed David of Himmerod, also known as David of Florence, was born around 1100 in Florence, Italy. He pursued his studies in Paris, France, where he developed a deep spiritual inclination. Inspired by the teachings of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, David decided to join the Benedictine Cistercian monks at Clairvaux Abbey in 1131.