Bl. Bernhard of Rodez Biography
Blessed Bernhard of Rodez Profile. Born: 1045 AD in France, Europe. Worked in France. Died: 1079 AD in Marseilles, France. Feast Day is celebrated on July 19.
Bl. Bernhard of Rodez Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date |
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Date of Birth | 1045 AD |
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Country of Birth | France in Europe |
Matrimony/Holy Orders | Blesseds who were Cardinals |
Profession | Cardinal |
Place of Work | France |
Date of Death | 1079 AD |
Place of Death | Marseilles, France |
Feast Day | July 19 |
Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
Canonization | Canonized by N/A |
Patron Saint of | N/A |
Biography
Blessed Bernhard of Rodez, Destined to the nobility, one of eight kids destined to Viscount Richard II of Millau and Rixinde. Benedictine monk at the St. Victor religious community in Marseilles, France in 1061. Abbot of St. Victor in 1064. Companion of Pope Gregory VII, St. Hugo of Cluny, and St. William of Hirschau. Enthusiastically advanced the Cluniac change. Made cardinal in 1065 by Pope Alexander II. Ecclesiastical legate to Germany in 1077. Ecclesiastical legate to Spain in 1078.
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