Hugh or Hugo (died 1 December 1158) was a French

Cistercian The Cistercians, () officially the Order of Cistercians ( la, (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint ...

and

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. He was born probably in the

diocese of Beauvais The Diocese of Beauvais, Noyon, and Senlis ( la, Dioecesis Bellovacensis, Noviomensis et Silvanectensis; french: Diocèse de Beauvais, Noyon et Senlis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in France. The di ...

and entered the order of Cistercians in Clairvaux. In 1147 he became abbot of Trois-Fontaines.

Pope Eugenius III Pope Eugene III ( la, Eugenius III; c. 1080 – 8 July 1153), born Bernardo Pignatelli, or possibly Paganelli, called Bernardo da Pisa, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 15 February 1145 to his death in 1153. He w ...

(also a cistercian) created him

Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia The Roman Catholic Suburbicarian Diocese of Ostia is an ecclesiastical territory located within the Metropolitan City of Rome in Italy. It is one of the seven suburbicarian dioceses. The incumbent Bishop is cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. Since 11 ...

in the consistory celebrated probably in December 1151. He subscribed the papal bulls between 29 December 1151 and 24 January 1155 and participated in the

papal election, 1153 The 1153 papal election followed the death of Pope Eugene III and resulted in the election of Pope Anastasius IV. Election of Anastasius IV Pope Eugenius III died on 8 July 1153 at Tivoli. On 12 July the cardinals elected as his successor cardina ...

and

papal election, 1154 The 1154 papal election followed the death of Pope Anastasius IV and resulted in the election of Pope Adrian IV, the only Englishman to become pope. Election of Adrian IV Pope Anastasius IV died on 3 December 1154 in Rome, at a very advanced age ...

. He corresponded with

Bernard of Clairvaux Bernard of Clairvaux, O. Cist. ( la, Bernardus Claraevallensis; 109020 August 1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templars, and a major leader in the reformation of the Benedictine Order through ...

. Cistercians venerated him as blessed.

Bibliography

*J. M. Brixius, ''Die Mitglieder des Kardinalkollegiums von 1130-1181'', Berlin 1912, p. 55 no. 11 French Cistercians 12th-century French cardinals Cardinal-bishops of Ostia 1158 deaths Year of birth unknown {{cardinal-stub