Lane explores in his contribution to a 1992 scholarly conference on bernard of clairvauxbernardus magister. How much god deserves love from man in recognition of his gifts, both material and spiritual. Evans, bernard of clairvaux s writings have played a major role in shaping the western monastic tradition and influencing the development of roman catholic mystical theology. His father, tecelin, or tesselin, a knight of great bravery, was the friend and vassal of the duke of burgundy. Written at the request of one of the cardinals of rome, it describes the four levels of love for god, and puts christian devotion in the. If then you are wise, you will show yourself rather as a reservoir than as a canal.
Original documents, texts, and images represented by digital images linked to this finding aid are subject to u. The reputation of the monastery, known as clairvaux 48. Bernard reminds us that not only did god give us life, but he gave us himself. Cist, doctor of the church 1090 august 20, 1153 was a french abbot and the primary builder of the reforming cistercian monastic order. On loving god by bernard of clairvaux free at loyal books. He was drawn into the controversy developing between the new monastic movement which he preeminently represented and the established cluniac order, a branch of the. View bernard of clairvaux research papers on academia. Bernard of clairvauxs writings on violence and the sacred. 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. The popularity of a saint the way in which bernard of clairvaux has come down to us is molded by history, hagiography, legends, and miracle tales, but most of all his name was made famous by his own sermons and writings.
Bernard of clairvaux holds a distinguished place in the history of christian spirituality. Cist 1090 20 august 1153 was a french abbot and the primary reformer of. His father and remaining brother entered clairvaux. These nine volumes offer an intriguing glimpse into the life and works of st. Assizesbrowne bernard, of clairvaux, saint 10901153 external st. Bernard of clairvaux 10901153 french theologian and philosopher. A very fine example of the sermons of saint bernard of clairvaux, with five hundred years provenance. For indeed, god deserves to be loved very much, yea, boundlessly, because. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read bernard of clairvaux.
Books by bernard of clairvaux author of on loving god. There in those isolated and rugged surroundings he became the spokesman for a revival of moastic life in an age when the radical spirit of religious life was endangered by a. Bernard, the third of a family of seven children, six of whom were sons, was educated with particular care, because, while yet unborn, a devout man had foretold. He touches on how bernard relates experience to the symbolic order, the. Thornton is a literary agent, former publishing execuitve, and the coeditor, with katharine washburn, of dumbing down 1996 and tongues of angels, tongues of men.
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By the time of his death, 60 new monasteries of the cistercian order were established under his direction. He has given his angels charge over you to guard you in all your ways. He participated in the creation of the order of the holy knights, the templars, and he inspired the second crusade 1147. The popularity of a saint the way in which bernard of clairvaux has come down to us is molded by history, hagiography, legends, and miracle tales, but most of all his name was. Bernard of clairvaux has 123 books on goodreads with 6777 ratings. Bernard of clairvaux 10901153 on loving god is one of the bestknown and most influential works of medieval christian mysticism. Bernard of clairvaux article about bernard of clairvaux by. Born to a noble family near dijon france in 1090 ad, st. Bernard was born at his fathers castle on the eminence of les fontaines, near dijon, in burgundy, in 1091. He was a very distinguished and influential leader during the course of his life and left a vast collection of writings that have significant impact upon the shaping of western monasticism and christian mystical traditions. Gain access to 104 of his sermonsmany of which examine the song of songs in vibrant detail.
Written at the request of one of the cardinals of rome, it describes the four levels of love for god, and puts christian devotion in the context of gods love for mankind. During the twelfth century this gentle monk from france became the primary guide for those who follow the path of selfless love as well as a spokesman for a revival in monastic life. After a brief overview of bernards life, evans focuses on a few major themes in his work, including his theology of spirituality and his theology of the political. Within three years of joining the order, he was appointed abbot of the third cistercian monastery, at clairvaux. Bartels is a catholic deacon and writer who knows his catholic faith is one of the greatest gifts a man could ever receive. Bernard of clairvaux article about bernard of clairvaux. For a canal spreads abroad water as it receives it, but a reservoir waits until it is filled before overflowing, and thus communicates, without loss to itself, its superabundant water.
Bernard of clairvaux, a twelfthcentury cistercian abbot and doctor of the church. It is the users sole responsibility to secure any necessary permission to reproduce or. Bernard of clairvaux 10901153, a figure of towering importance on the twelfthcentury monastic and theological scene. Together with an introduction by the master of bernard studies, jean leclercq, they comprise a volume that occupies a place of special importance in the chronicle of the history of. Bernard of clairvaux quotes my burden is light, said the blessed redeemer, a light burden indeed, which carries him that bears it. Bernard surveys the four types of love that christians experience as they grow in their relationship with god. Bernard of clairvaux 10901153 author of bernard of clairvaux. Life and works of saint bernard, abbot of clairvaux by bernard, of clairvaux, saint, 1090 or 911153.
Selected works harpercollins spiritual classics by saint bernard of clairvaux and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Initially too severe a disciplinarian, he soon learned to be an effective abbot. Why we should love god, and the measure of that love. It is the users sole responsibility to secure any necessary permission to reproduce or publish documents, texts, and images from any. Bernard owed much of his talent and virtue to his mother, aletta, whose memory is the imperishable ornament of. He founded hundreds of monasteries and was canonized soon after his death. Bernard of clairvaux, saint the catholic encyclopedia. Bernard s spiritual writing as well as his extraordinary personal magnetism began to attract many to clairvaux and the other cistercian monasteries, leading to many new foundations. Born of noble family, in 1112 he entered the cistercian abbey of citeaux, taking along 4 or 5 brothers and some 25 friends. Selected works ebook written by bernardo santo, bernard of clairvaux, bernardus claraevallensis svetnik. Figure in the catholic church, theologian, and mystic.
There bernard preached an immediate faith, in which the intercessor was the virgin mary. Paulist press, 1987 contains the treatises on conversion, on the steps of humility and pride, on consideration, and on loving god. Bernard of clairvaux came from a noble burgundian family. Spirit and experience in bernard of clairvaux kilian mcdonnell, o. Bernard of clairvaux christian history christianity today. Together with an introudction by the master of bernard studies, jean leclercq, they comprise a volume that occupies a place of special importance in the chronicle of the history of the western spiritual adventure. Ten thousand dollars as a special presentation from the spring 2012 catalogue, we will be pleased to offer this book in concordance with the two additional george wolf printings which comprise the whole of the bernard opera. Bernard of clairvaux eclectic ethereal encyclopedia. Many new monks joined it, and many persons wrote letters or came in person to seek spiritual advice. As abbot of the cistercian monastery of clairvaux, which he founded, he was constantly involved in the political, religious, and philosophical issues of his time, in.
Cist 1090 20 august 1153 was a french abbot and the primary reformer of the cistercian order. The love of god, and spiritual friendship, multnomah pub. The following text is from a sermon of st bernard of clairvaux, that they might guard you in all your ways. Bernard of clairvaux 3 not remain sinful, so that same love which in equal measure he poured out upon angels kept them altogether free from sin. Preface of a saint 1 common of a monastic or professed religious common of a theologian and teacher of the incarnation prayer traditional language o god, by whose grace thy servant bernard of clairvaux, kindled with the flame of thy love, became a burning and a shining light in thy church.
Selected works classics of western spirituality 9780809129171 by bernard of clairvaux. Bernard of clairvaux 10911153, whose pen was to control christendom for a generation, and whose sainthood shines through all ages, was in the nursery when the soldiers of the cross started for the east. Bernardus van clairvaux by theologie studie on prezi. Bernard of clairvaux 10901153 was born in burgundy, france.
At the age of 23 he became a monk of the cistercian order, and in 1115 he became abbot of the monastery that he founded in clairvaux. He was sent to found a new abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen known as the val dabsinthe, about 15 kilometres 9. Known as doctor mellifluus the honeymouthed doctor, bernard was a monk of the cistercian order and one of the most. List of books and articles about bernard of clairvaux. Some letters of saint bernard, abbot of clairvaux by st. Bernard of clairvauxs most popular book is on loving god.
Sermons of saint bernard of clairvaux for advent, catholic. Bernard uses the term experience, concentrating principally on the pneumatological context in his sermons on the song of songs. There bernard showed little patience with monks who wanted him to relax his standards. Born in fontaines les dijon in 1090, bernard had become, by his twentyfifth birthday, the abbot of cistercian monastery which he had founded in the valley of clairvaux near aube, france some four years earlier. Bernardo santo, bernard of clairvaux, bernardus claraevallensis svetnik.
This collection of his most important writings provides a superb introduction to a man who has greatly shaped the. Discover book depositorys huge selection of saint bernard clairvaux books online. His parents were tescelin, lord of fontaines, and aleth of montbard, both belonging to the highest nobility of burgundy. Three years later, he was sent to found a new house, which bernard named claire vallee, of clairvaux, on 25 june 1115. People were so drawn to his holiness and his austere way of life that clairvaux grew rapidly. Bernard of clairvaux, saint, abbot, and doctor, fills one of the most conspicuous positions in the history of the middle ages. Bernard of clairvaux sermons on the song of songs bernard of clairvaux ca.
In 1115 he headed the group sent to found a house at clairvaux. Papers presented at the nonacentenary celebration of the birth of saint bernard of clairvauxed, john r. Bernard of clairvaux 10901153 was a cistercian trappist monk and founding abbot of clairvaux abbey in burgundy. Selected works the classics of western spirituality includes the names. Bernard would preach an immediate bernard of clairvaux, o. Bernard was inspired by the example of a new religious congregation, the cistercians, who had abandoned the relative ease and security of benedictine monasticism of that day to live according to the primitive pattern of st.
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