Blessed Herluin

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26 August
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Raised to be a soldier. Knight at the court of the Count of Brionne. He left the life of arms to found a monastery on his estate at Bonneville. Benedictine monk. Abbot at Bonneville. Moved his community to a new home on the banks of the River Bec in 1040. Abbot to Blessed Lanfranc and Saint Anselm; the three together made their house a center of learning in Christendom.
Born
at Normandy
Died
1078
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