Saint Bernard of Calvo
Also known as
- Bernard of Calbo
- Bernard of Vich
- Bernard of Vic
- Bernat…
Profile
Educated in Manso Calvo, Spain and Lleida, Spain. Benedictine Cistercian monk. Worked with Saint Raymond of Penyafort. Canon of the Tarragona cathedral and vicar-general in Tarragona, Spain. Appointed by Pope Gregory IX to combat the Waldenses in 1232 on the border of France. Bishop of Vich, Spain in 1233. Abbot of Santa Creus Monastery near Tarragona, Spain. Part of the of Council of Tarragona in 1239 and 1243.
Born
- 26 October 1243 in north Tarragona, Spain of natural causes
- interred in Vich, Spain
- some relics in the priory of San Pedro de Reus
MLA Citation
- “Saint Bernard of Calvo“. CatholicSaints.Info. 24 April 2022. Web. 28 March 2024. <>