Blessed Gerard Of Clairvaux
Also known as: Gerard of Chiaravalle; Gerardus de Clara Valle; Gerardo…; Géraud…; Geraldo…; Geraldus…
Feast Day
8 March (Cistercians); 16 October on some calendars
Born
C.1120 in Lombardy (in modern northern Italy)
Died
1177 in the Abbey of Notre-Dame d’Igny, France
Beatified
1702 by Pope Clement XI (permission for liturgical veneration within the Cistercians)
Biography
Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux, also known by various names such as Gerard of Chiaravalle, Gerardus de Clara Valle, Gerardo, Géraud, Geraldo, and Geraldus, was a devout Benedictine monk who later embraced the Cistercian Rule. He was born around c.1120 in Lombardy, in modern-day northern Italy.
Cause for Canonization
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