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title: "St. Hugh of Grenoble: Feast Day April 1 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hugh-of-grenoble/
description: "St. Hugh of Grenoble, Bishop. Remembered on April 1, died c. 1132. Read their life in Bless."
---

Bishop · Remembered on April 1

# St. Hugh of Grenoble

St. Hugh of Grenoble is remembered on April 1 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [April 1](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/#1) |
| Title | Bishop |
| Died | c. 1132 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Thursday, April 1, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hugh-of-grenoble/#calendar) |

## Life

Made bishop at twenty-seven, he spent fifty-two years reforming a diocese he repeatedly begged to leave for a monastery — every pope refused. He gave Bruno and his six companions the mountain solitude of the Chartreuse, and sold his ring and chalice in famine.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Hugh of Grenoble. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Thursday, April 1, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/04/01/) | Thursday in the Octave of Easter | White | Acts 3:11-26 · Psalm 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 · Psalm 118:24 · Luke 24:35-48 |
| [Saturday, April 1, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/04/01/) | Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent | Violet | Jeremiah 11:18-20 · Psalm 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12 · See Luke 8:15 · John 7:40-53 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[March 31 St. Benjamin](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-benjamin/) [April 2 St. Francis of Paola](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-of-paola/)

[All the saints of April](https://blessbible.app/saints/april/) [Born on April 1?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#04-01) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Hugh of Grenoble

Remembered on April 1

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hugh-of-grenoble/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-hugh-of-grenoble/#calendar)

In the app

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