Feastday: April 29
Death: 1157
Cistercian abbot, also called Robert Gruthhysen. He was born in Burges, Belgium, and entered the Cistercians. In 1311, he went to Clairvaux, France, where St. Bernard of Clairvaux established the framed community. Eight years later, he was sent to his native region where he served as abbot of the monastery at Dunes. In 1153, he received the honor of succeeding St. Bernard as abbot of Clairvaux.
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