Saint Bruno
Priest & Founder (
1101 Anno Domini A.D.) Feast: 6 October
Saints Who Encourage Us to Pray 
"His life was always the same," said Bruno's brethren upon his death; "he always had a smile on his face, always had a prudent word." Born in Cologne, a center of monastic & religious strength, Bruno showed such brilliance as a student 
that he was sent to a famous school in Reims , France 
where he studied humanities
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the so-called "trivium" (grammar, logic, & rhetoric) & "quadrivium" (arithmetic 
, astronomy 
, music 
, & geometry 
)-as well as theology 
. He held the post of rector at the school for 2 decades, & narrowly escaped the illustrious position of Archbishop of Reims ♝ Around the age of 50, he retreated with a few companions to the frigid & remote valley of Chartreuse 
There they lived as hermits, though joining each other at times for communal prayer
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Through solitude & silence 
they detached themselves from the goods of the world in order to be free to contemplate the goodness of God Called to Rome by Pope Urban II 
a former student, to serve as his counselor 
Bruno was finally permitted to return to his beloved monastic life 
on condition that he stay near to the pope in case he needed him. Bruno died at the monastery of Santa Maria della Torre in Calabria on 6 October, 1101 A.D.
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Although Carthusians do not seek canonization-"Be a saint, rather than be called one"-he was added to the general Roman calendar 
by Pope Clement X in 1674 A.D. He is often depicted with the motto "O Bonitas" - "O Goodness."
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Holy Father, grant us true freedom, tranquility of heart, and the great gift of contemplation 
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