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Gerard of Clairvaux
Older brother of Bernard of Clairvaux
SaintResearchedFranceBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 13 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1101
Died
1138
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the monastery of Clairvaux in Burgundy, in present-day France, Blessed Gerard, monk, who, brother of Saint Bernard, though unable to read, was gifted with great sharpness of mind and power of spiritual discernment.
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 13 June as a monk of Clairvaux, brother of Saint Bernard, gifted with spiritual discernment.
Connected on this site
- Bernard of Clairvaux Saint Brother or sister“Gerard of Clairvaux (died 1138) was the older brother of Bernard of Clairvaux.” — Wikipedia
- Humbeline of Jully Blessed Brother or sister
- Nivard of Clairvaux Blessed Brother or sister
- Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux Blessed“Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux (Latin: Gerardus de Clara Valle, French: Gérard de Clairvaux) (c.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 13 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2280669 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gerard of Clairvaux (died 1138) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.