Born near Abbeville in 1046.
At the age of 19 he was accepted at the monastery of Saint-Cyprien, near Poitiers.
He remained there ten years, before being transferred to Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe to fill the position of prior.
When the abbot was convicted of simony in 1082, Bernard assumed the responsibilities of superior.
Bernard left Saint-Savin in 1101 when his nomination as new abbot was disapproved by Cluny and Pope Paschal II.
Born near Abbeville in 1046. At the age of 19 he was accepted at the monastery of Saint-Cyprien, near Poitiers. He remained there ten years, before being transferred to Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe to fill the position of prior. When the abbot was convicted of simony in 1082, Bernard assumed the responsibilities of superior. Bernard left Saint-Savin in 1101 when his nomination as new abbot was disapproved by Cluny and Pope Paschal II.
Bernard of Thiron