Saint Aelred of Rievaulx
Born in 1109, Aelred was initially a steward in the court of the King of Scotland before joining the Cistercian Order at Rievaulx at the age…
Iconographic attribute
Cistercian monk habit
4 saints
Blessed Gerard
The second brother of Saint Bernard, Gerard joined the Order of Cîteaux after being wounded by a lance at the siege of Grancey, thus fulfill…
Blessed John of Montmirail (John the Humble)
Lord of Montmirail and close confidant of King Philip Augustus, John left the glory of arms and the court to embrace monastic life at Longpo…
Saint Peter II of Tarentaise
A Cistercian monk who became Archbishop of Tarentaise in the 12th century, Peter II was a zealous reformer and a prominent political mediato…