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|SaintName=Saint Robert of Newminster | |SaintName=Saint Robert of Newminster | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=June 07 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Gargrave, Yorkshire, Kingdom of England | |SaintBirthPlace=Gargrave, Yorkshire, Kingdom of England | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=54.0667, -2.1667 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=54.0667, -2.1667 | ||
|SaintDeathDate= | |SaintDeathDate=1159-07-06 | ||
|DeathPlace=Newminster Abbey, Northumberland, Kingdom of England | |DeathPlace=Newminster Abbey, Northumberland, Kingdom of England | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=55.1667, -1.7000 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=55.1667, -1.7000 | ||
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|NotableLabel5=U.S. church with Cistercian ties | |NotableLabel5=U.S. church with Cistercian ties | ||
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| | |AssociatedCountries=England | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Gift of prophecy and healings | |SaintMiracle1=Gift of prophecy and healings | ||
|Profession=Priest; abbot | |Profession=Priest; abbot | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Cistercians | |ReligiousAffiliation=Cistercians | ||
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|Attributes=Cistercian habit; abbot's crosier | |Attributes=Cistercian habit; abbot's crosier | ||
|PrimaryShrine=Newminster Abbey ruins, Morpeth, England | |PrimaryShrine=Newminster Abbey ruins, Morpeth, England | ||
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'''Saint Robert of Newminster''' (c. 1100 – 7 June 1159) was an English priest and Cistercian abbot who founded Newminster Abbey and played a key role in the early dissemination of the Cistercian order in northern England.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Robert of Newminster |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=765 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> According to contemporary accounts and later biographies, born in Gargrave, Yorkshire, Robert studied for the priesthood before becoming a Benedictine monk at Whitby Abbey, where he embraced stricter observance amid 12th-century monastic reforms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Robert of Newminster |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13218b.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Joining a group of reform-minded monks from York in 1132, he helped establish Fountains Abbey after their expulsion from St. Mary's, York, serving as its first prior until 1138, when he founded Newminster Abbey on lands granted by King Stephen, leading it with emphasis on poverty, labor, and contemplation until his death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert of Newminster |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_of_Newminster |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Known for his humility, charity, and miracles, Robert's leadership fostered Cistercian expansion, with three daughter houses founded under his guidance. | '''Saint Robert of Newminster''' (c. 1100 – 7 June 1159) was an English priest and Cistercian abbot who founded Newminster Abbey and played a key role in the early dissemination of the Cistercian order in northern England.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Robert of Newminster |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=765 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> According to contemporary accounts and later biographies, born in Gargrave, Yorkshire, Robert studied for the priesthood before becoming a Benedictine monk at Whitby Abbey, where he embraced stricter observance amid 12th-century monastic reforms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Robert of Newminster |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13218b.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Joining a group of reform-minded monks from York in 1132, he helped establish Fountains Abbey after their expulsion from St. Mary's, York, serving as its first prior until 1138, when he founded Newminster Abbey on lands granted by King Stephen, leading it with emphasis on poverty, labor, and contemplation until his death.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert of Newminster |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_of_Newminster |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Known for his humility, charity, and miracles, Robert's leadership fostered Cistercian expansion, with three daughter houses founded under his guidance. | ||