Tescelin le Roux

Tescelin le Roux
Stained glass window, originally from Mariawald Abbey, representing Bernard of Clairvaux with his parents Aleth and Tescelin
Bornc. 1070
Died11 April 1117
OccupationSeigneur de Fontaine
Known forFather of Saint Bernard

Tescelin le Roux (c. 1070 – 11 April 1117), or Tescelin de Fontaine, Tescelin le Saur, Tescelin Sorus, was a Burgundian knight, keeper of a castle on the road from Paris to Dijon, and father of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. His castle, which had been largely destroyed, was rebuilt in the 19th century and is now a pilgrimage destination for followers of Saint Bernard.

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