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Robert of Newminster (c. 1100 –1159) was a priest, abbot, and a saint of the Catholic Church. He was born in Gargrave in Yorkshire, England. He was one of the monks who founded Fountains Abbey and is named from the abbey he founded in Morpeth, Northumberland.
Robert Of Newminster, Saint, Abbot, (Benedictine) Cistercians (1100-1159) A priest from North Yorkshire who took the Benedictine habit at Whitby and obtained permission to join some monks of York who were attempting to live according to a new interpretation of the Benedictine rule at Fountains ...
St. Robert of Newminster. He was a native of Yorkshire, and even in his childhood an enemy to the usual amusements of that age, loving only prayer, serious reading, and useful and pious employments.
Saint Robert of Newminster, also known as Robert of Morpeth, was born around the year 1100 in Gargrave, a village in the Craven district of Yorkshire county, England. Little is known about his early life and education, but it is believed that he studied at the prestigious University of Paris.
1 day ago · June 7, 2024. St. Robert of Newminster (Abbot) Saint Robert of Newminster, an exemplary figure in the 12th century, remains a profound inspiration for the Catholic faithful. Born in Gargrave, England, around 1100, Robert grew up with a deep religious inclination. After completing his studies in Paris, he returned to England and was ordained a ...
St. Robert Of Newminster was a priest from North Yorkshire who took the Benedictine habit at Whitby and obtained permission to join some monks of York who were attempting to live according to a new interpretation of the Benedictine rule at Fountains abbey (1132).
ROBERT OF NEWMINSTER, ST. Abbot; b. Yorkshire; d. Newminster, June 7, 1159. After studies in Paris he returned to England and was active as a secular priest, then as a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of whitby.
