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Bernard of Clairvaux, O. Cist. (Latin: Bernardus Claraevallensis; 1090 – 20 August 1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templar, and a major leader in the reformation of the Benedictine Order through the nascent Cistercian Order.
Apr 15, 2016 · The story was written by a Cistercian monk from Germany, Caesarius of Heisterbach (1180-1240). It was clearly meant as a tale of warning for would-be pilgrims about the perils of mishandling relics or, obtaining them by nefarious means.
Cistercian Order The order of White Monks (named from their clothing of undyed sheep's wool) was founded at Cîteaux in 1098 in Burgundy with the aim of returning to the Benedictine ideal. Simplicity and strict adherence to the Benedictine Rule were emphasised.
Cistercian, member of a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in 1098 and named after the original establishment at Citeaux (Latin: Cistercium), near Dijon, France. The order’s founders were a group of Benedictine monks who desired to live under the strictest interpretation of the Rule of St. Benedict.
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The Cistercians ( / sɪˈstɜːrʃənz / ), [1] officially the Order of Cistercians ( Latin: (Sacer) Ordo Cisterciensis, abbreviated as OCist or SOCist ), are a Catholic religious order of monks and nuns that branched off from the Benedictines and follow the Rule of Saint Benedict, as well as the contributions of the highly-influential Bernard ...
Given the benefits that pilgrimage could bring to a monastic institution, it is worth asking why the Cistercians decided to restrict the audience of Bernard’s cult. As a newly formed Order, the Cistercians prided themselves on their strict adherence to the Rule of St Benedict, and isolation from the world.
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux. As the founder and abbot of the Abbey of Clairvaux, St. Bernard (1091-1153) was centrally responsible for the early expansion of the Cistercian Order throughout Europe. Tens of thousands heard his powerful preaching, and he personally attracted and helped many hundreds of men to follow a call to monastic life.
