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title: "St. Robert of Newminster: Feast Day June 7 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-robert-of-newminster/
description: "St. Robert of Newminster, Abbot. Remembered on June 7, died c. 1159. Read their life in Bless."
---

Abbot · Remembered on June 7

# St. Robert of Newminster

St. Robert of Newminster is remembered on June 7 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [June 7](https://blessbible.app/saints/june/#7) |
| Title | Abbot |
| Died | c. 1159 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, June 7, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-robert-of-newminster/#calendar) |

## Life

A Yorkshire priest among the founders of Fountains Abbey — begun in midwinter under an elm — and first abbot of Newminster, from which three daughter houses rose in his lifetime. Bernard of Clairvaux was his friend; gentleness with the wayward was his mark.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Robert of Newminster. 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, June 7, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/06/07/) | Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 2 Corinthians 1:1-7 · Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 · Matthew 5:12a · Matthew 5:1-12 |
| [Wednesday, June 7, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/06/07/) | Wednesday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | 2 Timothy 1:1-3, 6-12 · Psalm 123:1b-2ab, 2cdef · John 11:25a, 26 · Mark 12:18-27 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[June 6 St. Norbert](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-norbert/) [June 8 St. Médard](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-medard/)

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St. Robert of Newminster

Remembered on June 7

On this page

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

In the app

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