Gerard of Clairvaux
Older brother of Bernard of Clairvaux
Feast: 13 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the monastery of Clairvaux in Burgundy, in present-day France, Blessed Gerard, monk, who, brother of Saint Bernard, though unable to read, was gifted with great sharpness of mind and power of spiritual discernment.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 13 June as a monk of Clairvaux, brother of Saint Bernard, gifted with spiritual discernment.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Bernard of Clairvaux Saint Brother or sister“Gerard of Clairvaux (died 1138) was the older brother of Bernard of Clairvaux.” — Wikipedia
- Humbeline of Jully Blessed Brother or sister
- Nivard of Clairvaux Blessed Brother or sister
- Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux Blessed“Blessed Gerard of Clairvaux (Latin: Gerardus de Clara Valle, French: Gérard de Clairvaux) (c.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 13 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Roman Martyrology, 16 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno) - listed as Blessed
- Wikidata Q2280669 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gerard of Clairvaux (died 1138) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.