Saint Hugh of Grenoble (1132)

He was a Benedictine, and was for fifty-two years Bishop of Grenoble. He was made a bishop despite his humility in not wanting to be elevated to that dignity, and in spite of his efforts to retire and become a monk. He was one of the great supporters of Saint Gregory VII, Pope. It was in the diocese of Grenoble, with Saint Hugh’s permission, that Saint Bruno founded the Carthusian Order, in 1084.

Francisco de Zurbarán, St Hugh in the Refectory (credits/details)

Francisco de Zurbarán, St Hugh in the Refectory (credits/details)