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Saint Bernard refers primarily to Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153), a Christian saint, mystic, and reformer of the Cistercian order. Another prominent meaning is St. Bernard (dog), a breed of dog. St. Bernard, St Bernard or San Bernard may also refer to: People * Bernard degli Uberti (d. 1133), Catholic saint, Italian abbot, bishop, papal legate, and cardinal *Bernard of Corleone (1605–1667), Sicilian friar, Franciscan Blessed *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 * Bernardo Tolomei (1272–1348), Catholic saint, Italian theologian and founder of the Olivetans * Bernard of Vienne (778–842), Catholic saint, French bishop of Vienne 810–842. Places Brazil * São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, municipality in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo * São Bernardo, Maranhã ...
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Bernard Of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercians, O. Cist. ( la, Bernardus Claraevallensis; 109020 August 1153), venerated as Saint Bernard, was an abbot, Mysticism, mystic, co-founder of the Knights Templars, and a major leader in the reformation of the Benedictines, Benedictine Order through the nascent Order of Cistercians, Cistercian Order. He was sent to found Clairvaux Abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen known as the ''Val d'Absinthe'', about southeast of Bar-sur-Aube. In the year 1128, Bernard attended the Council of Troyes 1129, Council of Troyes, at which he traced the outlines of the Rule of the Knights Templar, which soon became an ideal of Christian nobility. On the death of Pope Honorius II in 1130, a schism arose in the church. Bernard was a major proponent of Pope Innocent II, arguing effectively for his legitimacy over the Antipope Anacletus II. In 1139, Bernard attended the Second Council of the Lateran and criticized Peter Abelard vocally. Bernard advocated crusades in ...
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