Guerric of Igny
abbot
Feast: 19 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the monastery of Igny in France, Blessed Guerric, abbot, who, a true disciple of Saint Bernard, being unable because of the frailty of his body to be an example to his brethren in work, comforted them with spiritual sermons steeped in humility and charity.
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 19 August as an abbot of Igny and disciple of Saint Bernard.
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“His monastic formation was directly influenced by Bernard of Clairvaux, who praises him in several letters.” — Wikipedia
- Odo of Cambrai Blessed“He may have been educated at Tournai's cathedral school, perhaps under Benedictine monk, Odo of Cambrai.” — Wikipedia
- Roman Martyrology, 19 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q284255 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Guerric of Igny (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.