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St. Bernard of Clairvaux: The Story of His Life as Recorded in the Vita Prima Bernardi (Vita sancti Bernardi claraevallensis abbatis)

St. Bernard of Clairvaux: The Story of His Life as Recorded in the Vita Prima Bernardi (Vita sancti Bernardi claraevallensis abbatis)

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AuthorsWilliam of St. Thierry Arnold of Bonnevaux Geoffrey of Claurvaux Philip of Clairvaux Odo of Deuil Webb, Geoffrey Walker, E. M Adrian
PublisherNewman Press
Published19 feb 1959
Date08 mar 2022
Languageseng
Identifiersoclc: 1153525253, uri: https://archive.org/details/stbernardofclair0000vita

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ch. 19 (pp. 76-80, PDF pp. 84-88), "The Council of Etampes", mentions anti-pope "Anaclete" II. Innocent II, while in hiding in Pisa, told the French bishops to convoke that council, at which St. Bernard was, with the king's and bishops' approbation, the spokesman.

cf. St. Bernard's letter against Antipope Anacletus II

ch. 8 (p. 36, PDF p. 44):

Some of those who had come with Bernard were married men, whose wives had decided to take the vows of religion at the same time as their husbands [who (all?) went to Molesmes monastery]. As a result of Bernard’s considerate concern for them a convent was built for these good women. It was called Jully[-les-Nonnains] [Bl. Humbelina, St. Bernard's married sister, entered it in 1133. cf. ch. 11 "Tescelin & Hombeline" pp. 51-52, PDF pp. 59-60], near Langres, and with God’s help it increased in numbers and holiness, so that even to this day its reputation for a true spirit of dedication and religious life is famous. Not only have its numbers grown, but also its property; so much so, in fact, that other houses have sprung from it, and its fruitfulness in all respects shows no indication of waning.

cf. Constance Berman's work on Cistercian nuns

Like with St. Ambrose, "mothers hid their sons when Bernard came near, and wives clung to their husbands to prevent them from going to hear him." (ch. 6, p. 32, PDF p. 40).