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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.

   • Feast: 20 August

   • Major shrine: Troyes Cathedral

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3. www.britannica.com › Saint-Bernard-of-ClairvauxSaint Bernard of Clairvaux | Biography, Cistercian, Legacy ...

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   Apr 17, 2024 · Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercian monk and mystic, founder and abbot of the abbey of Clairvaux and one of the most influential churchmen of his time. A prolific writer of sermons, he was declared a doctor of the church in 1830. Learn more about his life and legacy.

4. www.christianitytoday.com › history › peopleBernard of Clairvaux | Christian History | Christianity Today

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   Bernard of Clairvaux. Medieval reformer and mystic. "You wish me to tell you why and how God should be loved. My answer is that God himself is the reason he is to be loved." Subscribe. Read...

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   Who was Bernard of Clairvaux?

   • This Bernard named Claire Vallee, of Clairvaux, on the 25th of June, 1115, and the names of Bernard and Clairvaux thence became inseparable. During the absence of the Bishop of Langres, Bernard was blessed as abbot by William of Champeaux, Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, who saw in him the predestined man, servum Dei.

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   Why was Clairvaux important?

   • Though nominally subject to Cîteaux, Clairvaux soon became the most important Cistercian house, owing to the fame and influence of Bernard. Despite an avowed intention to devote himself strictly to monastic concerns, Bernard soon involved himself in the affairs of the outside world.

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   Why was Clairvaux a good monastery?

   • Despite the objection of some monks, the monastery under his leadership prospered. By 1118 Clairvaux was able to found its first daughter house—the first of some 70 Cistercian monasteries Bernard founded (which in turn founded another 100 monasteries in Bernard's lifetime). As the order grew, so did Bernard's influence and responsibilities.

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   When was Clairvaux founded?

   • One of these, Clairvaux, was founded in 1115, in a wild valley of a tributary of the AubeRiver, on land given by Count Hugh of Troyes. There Bernard was appointed abbot, a remarkable rise for such a recent initiate.

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6. ccel.org › ccel › bernardSt. Bernard of Clairvaux - Christian Classics Ethereal Library

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   Biography. Saint Bernard, the founding abbot of Clairvaux Abbey in Burgundy, was one of the most commanding Church leaders in the first half of the twelfth century as well as one of the greatest spiritual masters of all times and the most powerful propagator of the Cistercian reform.

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   Catholicism. Saints. St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Born in 1090, at Fontaines, near Dijon. France; died at Clairvaux, 21 August, 1153. His parents were Tescelin, lord of Fontaines, and Aleth of Montbard, both belonging to the highest nobility of Burgundy.

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   Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 - August 21, 1153) was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order. The dominant voice of Christian conscience in the second quarter of the twelfth century C.E., his authority was decisive in ending the papal schism of 1130.

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   St. Bernard of Clairvaux - Monasticism, Mysticism, Preaching: The mature and most active phase of Bernard’s career occurred between 1130 and 1145. In these years both Clairvaux and Rome, the centre of gravity of medieval Christendom, focussed upon Bernard.