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Hugh of Noara
Cistercian Benedictine monk
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Feast: 17 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
1170
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Hugh of Noara or of Novara, also known as Ugo of Novara and Hugo of Novara, was a Cistercian monk and a disciple of Bernard of Clairvaux. French by birth, he served as the first abbot of Novara Abbey, Sicily, where he remained until his death in 1170.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Bernard of Clairvaux Saint“Hugh of Noara or of Novara, also known as Ugo of Novara and Hugo of Novara, was a Cistercian monk and a disciple of Bernard of Clairvaux.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q9005319 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hugh of Noara (CC BY-SA)
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