Cardinal and papal legate, a member of the noble Uberti family of Florence, Italy. He became a Vallambrosan monk and abbot of San Salvio Monastery; eventually elected the general-superior of the congregation. In 1097, Bernard was made a cardinal by Pope Urban II and served as bishop of Parma, Italy. For supporting Pope St. Gregory VII, Bernard was driven into exile in 1104 by the followers of antipope Maginulf. When he protested the proclamation of Conrad II as king in Germany over the rightful Lothair, he again had to leave Parma. He died in his see on December 4, 1133.
Bernardo degli Uberti (c. 1060 – 4 December 1133) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who was a professed member and served as an abbot of the Vallumbrosan Order. Uberti served as the Bishop of Parma from 1106 until his death and was appointed as a cardinal. He came from the noble Uberti house from Florence. Uberti served as a papal legate for successive popes in several Italian regions in their disputes with secular rulers and was a close confidant and advisor to the Countess Matilda. He is often considered the third founding father for the order alongside Benedict of Nursia (the order was a branch of the Benedictines) and Giovanni Gualberto.
Uberti’s fame for holiness became so great that miracles were reported on a frequent basis at his tomb. This led to Pope Innocent II naming Uberti a saint only six years after his death, on 3 December 1139.
