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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, [a] and a major leader in the reform of the Benedictines through the nascent Cistercian Order.
The Chapel of St Francis is an addition to the ancient rotunda, and contains a sculpture of St Francis by Giacomo Antonio Fancelli. [1] The German painter Johann Friedrich Overbeck, founder of the Nazarene art movement, is buried here. The left side altar is dedicated to Robert of Molesme; right to Bernard of Clairvaux.
Bella and Roscoe – co-mascots of the Angelo State Rams and Rambelles; Ben – Bulldog mascot of the McPherson Bulldogs; Benny the Bear – mascot of the Morgan State Bears and Lady Bears; Benny the Bengal – Bengal tiger mascot of the Idaho State Bengals; Benny Beaver – mascot of the Oregon State Beavers; Bernie – St. Bernard dog mascot ...
The St Bernard dog breed was created at the hospice from cross-breeding dogs, probably those offered by families in Valais in the 1660s and 1670s. The first definite mention of the breed is in 1709. The first definite mention of the breed is in 1709.
St. Bede Abbey (Peru, Illinois): founded in 1891, became an abbey in 1910. Located in the Diocese of Peoria . St. Peter's Abbey ( Muenster, Saskatchewan ) : founded in 1892 in Wetaug, Illinois under the name Cluny Priory; transferred to Muenster, Saskatchewan in 1903; became an abbey in 1911; made abbey nullius from 1921 until 1998.
St. Bernard holding an open book. De consideratione is a book of five parts by Bernard of Clairvaux; the great 12th-century abbot wrote it for (or rather, to) his fellow Cistercian monk who had become Pope Eugenius III. The book is famous for its portrayal of a church leader in a conflict between devotion to God and the demands of the papal court.
The St. Bernard or Saint Bernard (UK: / ˈ b ɜːr n ər d /, US: / b ər ˈ n ɑːr d /) is a breed of very large working dog from the Western Alps in Italy and Switzerland. [3] They were originally bred for rescue work by the hospice of the Great St Bernard Pass on the Italian-Swiss border.
Bernard of Menthon (c. 1020–1081 or 1086), Catholic saint, Frankish founder of the hostel at Great St Bernard Pass, and namesake of the famous dog breed Bernard of Thiron (1046–1117), Catholic saint, French founder of the Tironensian Order