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Berno of Cluny
Abbot of Cluny
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Feast: 13 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
850
Died
927
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Berno of Cluny (French: Bernon) or Berno of Baume (c. 850 – 13 January 927) was the first abbot of Cluny from its foundation in 909 until he died in 927. He began the tradition of the Cluniac reforms which his successors spread across Europe.
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The miracles
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Connected on this site
- Benedict of Aniane Saint“Berno placed the monastery under the Benedictine rule (founded by Benedict of Nursia and reformed by Benedict of Aniane).” — Wikipedia
- Benedict of Nursia Saint“Berno placed the monastery under the Benedictine rule (founded by Benedict of Nursia and reformed by Benedict of Aniane).” — Wikipedia
- Hugh of Anzy le Duc Saint“He was a friend of Berno of Cluny, the first abbot of the Benedictine monastery at Cluny.” — Wikipedia
- Odo of Cluny Saint“He resigned as abbot in 925, his abbeys being divided between his relative Vido and his disciple Odo of Cluny.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Butler's Lives of the Saints — 'ST BERNO, Abbot of Cluny (A.D. 927)'; the Benedictine martyrology has 'Bl. Berno, the first abbot of Cluny, was a native of Burgundy.'
- Wikidata Q826684 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Berno of Cluny (CC BY-SA)
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