St. Robert, Abbot of Newminster (7 June): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Saint Robert of Newminster was one of the great Cistercian saints of medieval England. A native of Yorkshire, he displayed extraordinary piety from childhood, preferring prayer, spiritual reading, and holy occupations over worldly amusements. After serving faithfully as a parish priest in the Diocese of York, he resigned his benefice to embrace the religious life. Joining a Benedictine monastery, he later became one of the pioneering monks who sought a stricter observance of the Rule of Saint Benedict. Their perseverance through poverty, hardship, and sacrifice led to the founding of the famous Abbey of Fountains in 1132, one of the most influential monasteries in England. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux praised the holiness and fervor of this community, which became renowned for its austerity, devotion, charity, humility, and joyful observance of the Divine Office. Recognized for his sanctity, Saint Robert was chosen as the first Abbot of Newminster Abbey near Morpeth in Northumberland. As abbot, he excelled in prayer, charity, humility, and pastoral care. God favored him with the gifts of prophecy and miracles, and he maintained holy friendships with Saint Bernard and Saint Godric. Saint Robert died on June 7, 1159. His miracles confirmed his sanctity, and his name is honored in the Roman Martyrology. 00:00 Introduction to Saint Robert of Newminster 00:16 Early life in Yorkshire and childhood piety 00:31 Ordination and parish ministry in York 00:39 Entering religious life 00:56 Founding of Fountains Abbey 01:20 Saint Bernard and the Cistercian connection 01:38 Life of austerity, labor, and devotion 02:08 Saint Robert's exceptional holiness 02:25 Founding of Newminster Abbey 02:47 Saint Robert as abbot 03:05 Gift of prophecy and miracles 03:15 Friendship with Saint Bernard and Saint Godric 03:31 Holy death and lasting legacy 03:37 Saint Robert in the Roman Martyrology https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/june/saint-robert-abbot-of-newminster/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintRobertOfNewminster #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #FatherAlbanButler #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicChurch #Cistercian #Monasticism #ChristianHistory #CatholicFaith #RomanMartyrology #SaintBernard