John of the Grating was a Cistercian Bishop of Aleth. John was born in Brittany in 1098 he joined Clairvaux 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. He was given the moniker of Grating due to the grating or metal rails surrounding his shrine.
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