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Gilbert von Neuffontaines
French Catholic priest (1076–1152)
SaintResearchedFrancePremonstratensiansPre-congregation
Born
1076
Died
1152
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Clermont-Ferrand in Aquitaine, in France, Saint Gilbert, abbot of the Premonstratensian Order, who, first a hermit, then built the monastery and hospital of Neuffonts.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 6 June as a Premonstratensian abbot who built the monastery and hospital of Neuffonts.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 6 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1481671 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.