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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. He was sent to found Clairvaux Abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen ...
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Curing a Cripple is an oil on canvas painting by Spanish artist Francisco Goya, created in 1787, now held at the Royal Monastery of Saint Joachim and Saint Anne of Valladolid. The picture is markedly Academic, predating the upcoming Romanticism of Goya's work.
The Eight Verses of St. Bernard are excerpts from psalms which, when recited, were said to have saved souls and guaranteed a holy death. Popular in the Late Middle Ages, the origins of the devotion and details of wthe are unknown. Legends attribute the selection and propagation of the devotion to Bernard of Clairvaux. [1]
Clairvaux Abbey (/ k l ɛər ˈ v oʊ /, French:; Latin: Clara Vallis) was a Cistercian monastery in Ville-sous-la-Ferté, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Bar-sur-Aube. The original building, founded in 1115 by Bernard of Clairvaux , is now in ruins; the bulk of the present structure dates from 1708. [ 1 ]
Apologia ad Guillelmum. Bernard of Clairvaux 's Apologia ad Guillelmum was written in 1125 at the ostensible request of his friend and fellow monastic reformer, William of Saint-Thierry, and is the key document in the early twelfth century controversy over art, the greatest controversy over art to occur in the West previous to the Reformation. [1]
The proverb is often attributed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, who is said to have written (c. 1150), "L'enfer est plein de bonnes volontés ou désirs" (Hell is full of good intentions and wills). [12]
Bernard of Clairvaux. The Liber ad milites templi de laude novae militiae (Latin for ' Book to the Knights of the Temple, in praise of the new knighthood ') was a work written by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 – August 20, 1153). From its tone, content, and timing, its main purpose appears to have been to boost the morale of the fledgling ...
Devotions to Jesusin the Catholic Church. The traditional prayer in honor of the shoulder wound of Jesus calls to mind the wound that Jesus is said to have received carrying the cross on which he was crucified. It is variously attributed to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux or to Saint Gertrude or Saint Mechtilde. [1]