The Saint Challenge Day 220 - St. Robert of Newminster - June 7

Aside from the fact he was born in England in the year 1100, the early life of Robert of Newminster is shrouded in mystery. He studied in Paris, was ordained a priest, and returned to England where he became a Benedictine monk. With a group of other monks, Robert founded Fountains Abbey which followed the Cistercian reforms of St. Bernard of Clairvaux a…