Stephen Harding

Saint Stephen Harding O.Cist
Saint Stephen Harding fresco in Apátistvánfalva, Hungary
Born	c. 1050 Sherborne, Dorset, Kingdom of England
Died	28 March 1134(1134-03-28) (aged 83–84) Cîteaux Abbey, Duchy of Burgundy
Venerated in	Catholic Church (Cistercian Order)
Feast	26 January (Solemnity of the Founders of Citeaux)
Attributes	Dressed in the Cistercian cowl, with miniature church model, holding abbot's crozier, holding the Carta Caritatis ("Charter of Charity"), a founding document for the Cistercian Order

Stephen Harding (French: Étienne Harding) (c. 1060 – 28 March 1134) was an English-born monk and abbot, who was one of the founders of the Cistercian Order. He is honored as a saint in the Catholic Church.