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Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux
Italian Cistercian abbot and martyr
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Feast: 16 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1120
Died
1177
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
In the monastery of Igny in the territory of Reims in France, the death of Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux, abbot, killed by a wicked monk while he was visiting this community.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 16 October as an abbot of Clairvaux killed by a monk while visiting the monastery of Igny.
Connected on this site
- Gerard of Clairvaux Saint“Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux (Latin: Gerardus de Clara Valle, French: Gérard de Clairvaux) (c.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1512844 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gerard of Clairvaux (died 1177) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.