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• formerly 30 January

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Brother of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Soldier. When wounded in combat at the siege of Grancy, Gerard resolved to become a monk. Benedictine Cistercian monk at Citeaux. Worked with Saint Bernard at Clairvaux, and became his closest confidant. Cellarer.

Died

• 1138 of natural causes

Representation

• Cistercian monk with a wound in his side

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux“. CatholicSaints.Info. 20 December 2023. Web. 19 April 2024. <>