Robert de Turlande
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Canonized | 19 September 1531, Palais des Papes, Avignon, Papal States by Pope Clement VI |
Feast | 17 April |
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Robert de Turlande (c. 1000 - 17 April 1067) was a
He became a spiritual inspiration for Pope Clement VI - whose own origins in the religious life were based at that convent - and it was he who canonized the Benedictine abbot on 19 September 1531 in Avignon.[3]
Life
Robert de Turlande was born in 1000 as the last child of the nobles Géraud de Turlande and Raingarde; she was the sister of the Bishop Rencon.
Robert's education was overseen at the Church of Saint-Julien in
He travelled to
In 1046 he and two of his companions received the permission of Pope Gregory VI to establish a hermitage and embark on a life of commitment to the poor.[1] It was Gregory VI who suggested that the trio consider the contemplative life as a greater method of achieving their aim of providing for the poor; this prompted him to move to Auvergne.[4] He has been credited to the construction and the restoration of around a total of 50 churches in his region.[1]
Around 1049 he had amassed numerous followers to the extent that he had to use donations from the faithful given to him to construct a new Benedictine convent; construction began in 1049 and concluded in 1050.
Robert de Turlande died on 17 April 1067 and his funeral was set on 24 April due to the large numbers of people who desired visiting his remains. Hundreds of miracles were reported to have been performed due to his intercession which started a local 'cultus' to him.[1] He was interred in his own convent though most of his relics were burnt due to the Huguenots. There were 300 monks at the convent at the time of his death.[2]
Canonization
The local 'cultus' to the late hermit prompted calls that he be proclaimed a saint of the
Robert served as a spiritual inspiration to the pontiff who himself desired to be interred at La Chaise-Dieu after his own death in 1352.[3] The pope had started his religious career there as a monk.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Saint Robert of the House of God". Saint Robert's. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Saint Robert of Chaise-Dieu". Saints SQPN. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ a b "St. Robert of Chaise Dieu". Catholic Online. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "St. Robert of La Chaise-Dieu". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 20 June 2016.