Bernard of Clairvaux

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Fontaines, near Dijon, 1090 – August 21, 1153 in Clairvaux) was a French abbot and theologian who was the main voice of conservatism during the intellectual revival of Western Europe called the Renaissance of the 12th century. The voice of conscience, the dominating figure in the Christian church from 1125 to 1153 (Cantor 1993), he was declared a Doctor of the Church in 1830. Bernard is a saint of the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches and was the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order.

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Dijon - 1090 - August 21 - 1153 - Clairvaux - 12th century - Doctor of the Church - 1830 - Saint - Anglican - Roman Catholic Church - Cistercian

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Bernard preached in favor of a second crusade at Easter 1145 at Vezelay in front of King Louis VII. Louis took the cross and spent 1147-1149 conducting the disastrous Second Crusade.

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Crusade - Easter - 1145 - Vezelay - Louis VII - 1147 - 1149 - Second Crusade

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