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Aibert (or Aybert) of Crespin, (also Aibert of Tournai) was a Benedictine monastic and hermit revered for his intense life of prayer, asceticism and devotion to Mary. His biography was written by a contemporary, Robert, Archdeacon of Oostrevand.

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Aibert (or Aybert) of Crespin, (also Aibert of Tournai) was a Benedictine monastic and hermit revered for his intense life of prayer, asceticism and devotion to Mary. His biography was written by a contemporary, Robert, Archdeacon of Oostrevand.

==Life== Aibert was born in 1060 in the village of Espain in the Diocese of Tournai, in present-day Belgium. His father was a knight, Aldbald of Espen, near Tournai. Aibert fasted frequently, eating only bread or an apple when working in the fields.

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