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Hugo z Novary
SaintFull write-upCisterciansDate unknown
Feast: 17 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Hugh of Novara was an abbot sent by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, who established the Cistercian Order in this part of Sicily and in Calabria.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
Cistercian abbot sent by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux to found the Order in Sicily and Calabria; feast 17 November.
Connected on this site
- Bernard of Clairvaux Saint“Hugh of Novara was an abbot sent by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, who established the Cistercian Order in this part of Sicily and in Calabria.” — this site's research
Sources
- Santi, beati e testimoni (santiebeati.it) - Sant' Ugo di Novara di Sicilia
- Wikidata Q20901753 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.