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Jun 7, 2024 · In 1138, Robert was appointed the first abbot of Newminster Abbey in Northumberland. Under his guidance, the abbey flourished both spiritually and materially. His dedication to prayer, simplicity, and community life was evident in every aspect of the abbey’s operations. Moreover, Robert was known for his deep compassion and generosity, often ...
Jun 7, 2024 · In 1137, Raynulph, Baron of Morpeth, was so edified by the example of the monks at Fountains that he built them a monastery in Northumberland, called Newminster, of which St. Robert became abbot. The holiness of his life, even more than his words, guided his brethren to perfection, and within the next ten years three new communities went forth from this one house to become centers of holiness ...
Jun 8, 2024 · June 7 Saint Robert of Newminster: Abbot, Apostle of the poor, Miracle-worker. 1100 - 1159 . Robert was born in what is now the district of Craven, near Skipton in North Yorkshire, probably in the village of Gargrave. He studied at the University of Paris, where he composed a commentary – since lost – on the Psalms. He became a parish priest, returning to serve Gargrave.
Jun 7, 2024 · • 7 June 1159 at Newminster England of natural causes • buried in Newminster, but later entombed in the local church • Saint Godric of Finchale said that he saw Robert's soul ascend to heaven as a ball of fire • miracles reported at the tomb. Representation. abbot holding a church, representing his work founding Cistercian houses
Jun 7, 2024 · Aside from the fact he was born in England in the year 1100, the early life of Robert of Newminster is shrouded in mystery. He studied in Paris, was ordained a priest, and returned to England where he became a Benedictine monk. With a group of other monks, Robert founded Fountains Abbey which followed the Cistercian reforms of St. Bernard of Clairvaux and still stands today. When he was around ...
Jun 7, 2024 · St. Robert of Newminster – Bishop, Confessor. IN 1132 Robert was a monk at Whitby, England, when news arrived that thirteen religious had been violently expelled from the Abbey of St. Mary, in York, for having proposed to restore the strict Benedictine rule. He at once set out to join them, and found them on the banks of the Skeld, near Ripon ...
Jun 7, 2024 · Collect of St Robert of Newminster, Abbot & Confessor ~ Indulgenced on the Saint's Feast (See Note) According to the Apostolic Penitentiary, a partial indulgence is granted to those who on the feast of any Saint recite in his honour the oration of the Missal or any other approved by legitimate Authority.
