Hugh of Noara

Saint

Hugh of Noara
Saint Hugo, Cistercian Abbot, Badia Vecchia di Novara di Sicilia.
BornFrance
Died1170
Novara, Sicily
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Feast17 November (Roman Catholic Church) 16 August (Novara, Sicily)
PatronageNovara, Sicily

Hugh of Noara or of Novara, also known as Ugo of Novara and Hugo of Novara, was a Cistercian monk and a disciple of Bernard of Clairvaux. French by birth, he served as the first abbot of Novara Abbey, Sicily, where he remained until his death in 1170.