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Apr 13, 2024 · Birthplace: Świdnica, Dolnośląskie, Poland. Death: February 09, 1348 (30-39) Opole, Dolnośląskie, Poland. Immediate Family: Daughter of Bernard of Świdnica and Kunigunde of Poland. Wife of Herzog Bolko II.von Oppeln. Mother of Herzog Wladislaus II. of Opole; Herzog Bolko III. von Oppeln; Henryk opolski; Kunegunda; Agnieszka and 2 others.
- Świdnica, Dolnośląskie
- circa 1313
- "Alžběta Opolská"
- Świdnica, Dolnośląskie, Poland
Apr 17, 2024 · mysticism. St. Bernard of Clairvaux (born 1090, probably Fontaine-les-Dijon, near Dijon, Burgundy [France]—died August 20, 1153, Clairvaux, Champagne; canonized January 18, 1174; feast day August 20) was a Cistercian monk and mystic, founder and abbot of the abbey of Clairvaux and one of the most influential churchmen of his time.
Apr 18, 2024 · Both St. Bernard and the Gaithers knew Philippians 2:5-11: Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance,
1 day ago · Nicolaus Copernicus was born on 19 February 1473 in the city of Toruń (Thorn), in the province of Royal Prussia, in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland to German-speaking parents. His father was a merchant from Kraków and his mother was the daughter of a wealthy Toruń merchant. Nicolaus was the youngest of four children.
- 24 May 1543 (aged 70), Frauenburg, Royal Prussia, Poland
4 days ago · Bernard of Clairvaux was abbot of the Cistercian monastery of Clairvaux, in Burgundy, France, and a well-known preacher who travelled widely and was involved with many of the most pressing issues of his day, from papal power to the Crusades. The Cistercians were a reformed order who espoused ascetic ideals, and were deeply critical of other ...
Apr 18, 2024 · The first Cistercian monastery for women was established at Tart in the diocese of Langres (now Dijon) in 1125, by nuns from the abbey of Jully, a dependence of Molesme, where St. Humbeline, sister of St. Bernard, lived and died. St Stephen Harding established Tart as Citeaux’s own daughter house and entrusted it to the pastoral care of the ...
Apr 11, 2024 · Annotation. In 1013, Bernard of Angers visited the relics of Sainte Foy at the abbey of Conques, in southern France. Initially skeptical of the cult which had formed around this little girl martyr, Bernard nonetheless fell under her spell. His book recounts her miracles, many of which tell humorous stories of this mischievous Saint who wants ...
