Humbeline of Jully
benedictine nun
Feast: 12 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
In the monastery of Jully in the territory of Troyes in France, Blessed Humbeline, prioress of that same community, who, happily converted from the pleasures of the world by her brother Saint Bernard, abbot of Clairvaux, gave herself to the monastic life with her husband's consent.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 12 February as prioress of Jully, converted from worldly pleasures by her brother 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 Brother or sister“She was the younger sister of Bernard of Clairvaux, and her entry into the Benedictine priory at Jully, apparently at the urging of her brother, figures in accounts of Bernard of Clairvaux's life.” — Wikipedia
- Gerard of Clairvaux Blessed Brother or sister
- Nivard of Clairvaux Blessed Brother or sister
- Roman Martyrology, 12 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1636776 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Humbeline of Jully (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.