Saint Bernardo degli Uberti

[Saint Bernardo degli Uberti]
Memorial
4 December
Profile
Member of the Florentine nobility. Benedictine Vallombrosan monk. Abbot of San Salvi monastery. General-superior of the Vallombrosans. Created cardinal by Pope Urban II in 1097. Papal legate. Bishop of Parma in 1106. Exiled twice during disputes with anti-papal forces opposing Pope Saint Gregory VII, and with those who supported Conrad II as king of Germany, but considered a successful bishop.
Born
at Florence, Italy
Died
4 December 1133 in Parma, Italy of natural causes
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