John of the Grating was a CistercianBishop of Aleth. John was born in Brittany, in 1098 he joined Clairvaux,[2] where he was professed by St. Bernard. He would go on to found Sainte-Croix de Guingamp and Saint-Jacques de Montfort Abbeys, after his appointment as Bishop in 1144.[3] He was given the moniker of "Grating", due to the grating, or metal rails, surrounding his shrine.[4]
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