Raoul, Founder Of Vaucelles Abbey

Raoul, founder of Vaucelles Abbey or Saint Raoul (also San Raul) is a saint of the Catholic Church who founded the famous monastery of Vaucelles in France. He was an English Benedictine monk who was a follower of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. He was said to be a "fervent monk" and thus was sent in 1132 by St. Bernard to found the now famous monastery of Vaucelles, found in the north of France, in Cambrai. He was canonized for his rectitude and austerity. He seconded St.