A painting of the founding of Citeaux, showing saints Alberic, Robert (in the blue habit), and Stephen Harding.

Saint Alberic (of Citeaux) (d. January 26, 1108) was a Christian saint and abbot, one of the founders of the Cistercian Order. A painting of the founders of Citeaux, showing saints Robert, Alberic, and Stephen Harding venerating the Blessed Virgin Mary. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events May - Battle of Ucles Consecration of Chichester cathedral Saint Magnus becomes the first earl of Orkney In Pistoia, Italy, Cathedral of San Zeno burned to the ground. ... Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life, teachings, death by crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. ... General definition of saint In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ... An abbot (from the Hebrew ab, a father, through the Syriac abba, Latin abbas (genitive form, abbatis), Old English abbad, ; German Abt; French abbé) is the head and chief governor of a community of monks, called also in the East hegumenos or The English version for a female monastic head... Cistercians (OCist) (Latin Cistercenses), otherwise Gimey or White Monks (from the colour of the habit, over which is worn a black Catholic order of monks. ...

Alberic was a hermit in the forest of Collan in France who, along with five other hermits, invited Saint Robert to begin a new monastery with them that would operate under the Rule of St. Benedict. Robert led these hermits to the forest of Molesmes and began a religious settlement there in 1075. In Molesmes, Robert served as the abbot, and Alberic was the prior. However, as the settlement's fame grew, gifts came in, and this new wealth attracted new monks who were eager to change the Rule and to be lax. The Molesmes community was divided, and the monks opposed Robert and Alberic. Robert twice left the monastery to live as a hermit, and twice the pope ordered him back to his community. In one absence of St. Robert, the brothers imprisoned Alberic so that they might have their way. A hermit (from the Greek for solitary) is a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a recluse; an anchorite or anchoress; especially, one who so lives from religious motives. ... A painting of the founders of Citeaux, showing saints Robert, Alberic, and Stephen Harding venerating the Blessed Virgin Mary. ... Buddhist monastery near Tibet A monastery is the habitation of monks. ... Events Revolt of the Earls. ... The Pope is the Catholic Bishop and patriarch of Rome, and head of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches. ...

In 1093, Robert left again, and Alberic and Stephen Harding left with him. The Bishop of Langres commanded Alberic back to Molesmes. He returned, but he made no headway with the corrupt brothers. In 1098, twenty-one more monks left Molesmes to join Robert, Alberic, and Stephen Harding, and Robert now obtained permission to found a new monastery. Robert was given an inaccessible piece of land and founded the new monastery at Citeaux. Events Donald III of Scotland comes to the throne of Scotland. ... Events First Crusade: end of the siege of Antioch. ... 16th century Citeaux, perspective view (engraving) Cîteaux Abbey (abbaye de Cîteaux) is a Catholic abbey located in Saint-Nicolas-les-Cîteaux, south of France. ...

Initially, Robert was the abbot of Citeaux, with Alberic the prior. However, the monks of Molesmes petitioned Robert to return to them and vowed obedience to the Rule of Benedict. In 1100, Robert left Citeaux, and Alberic became the new abbot. Under Alberic, the Rule of Benedict was made even more austere. He introduced the use of a white cowl to the monks, and, in iconographic art, his emblem is the white cowl. For alternate uses, see Number 1100. ...

His feast day in the Roman Catholic Church is January 26. The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... The Roman Catholic Church is the largest religious denomination of Christianity with over one billion members. ...

External links

St. Patrick's Church's hagiographies online (http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0126.htm)