Bernard of Valdeiglesias
Saint Bernard of Valdeiglesias | |
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| Died | c. 1155 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 20 August |
| Patronage | Candeleda, Spain |
Bernard of Valdeiglesias (or "of Candeleda") was a Benedictine Cistercian monk at Valdeiglesias, province of Avila, Spain.
Life
Bernard joined the Cistercians in 1177.[1] He was sent with a group of other monks to establish a monastery at Grandassilva in Estremadura, which effort failed when the community was devastated by the plague.
He is Patron saint of Candeleda, Spain, and is invoked against rabies.[1]
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