Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux

Memorial: 13 June
formerly 30 January
Profile: Brother of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Soldier. When wounded in combat at the siege of Grancy, he 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
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