Saint Alberic
Saint Alberic was one of the three founding pillars of the Cistercian Order in the 11th century. Succeeding Saint Robert…
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Today: Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux
3 saints associated
Saint Alberic was one of the three founding pillars of the Cistercian Order in the 11th century. Succeeding Saint Robert…
Initially a canon in Lyon, Jean entered Cîteaux after a divine vision. First Abbot of Bonnevaux in 1117, he became Bisho…
An English nobleman who became a monk at Molesme and later a co-founder of Cîteaux, Stephen Harding structured the Ciste…
Saints associated with Cîteaux: Saint Alberic, Saint John of Valence and Saint Stephen Harding.
Cîteaux corresponds today to Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteaux.