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| Saint Bernard of Clairvaux |
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St Bernard in "A Short History of Monks and Monasteries"
by Alfred Wesley Wishart (1900). |
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| Abbot, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church |
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| Born |
1090
Fontaine-lès-Dijon, France |
| Died |
August 20, 1153 (aged 62–63)
Clairvaux, France |
| Venerated in |
Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Lutheran Church |
| Canonized |
January 18, 1174, Rome by Pope Alexander III |
| Majorshrine |
Ville-sous-la-Ferté |
| Feast |
August 20 |
Patronage
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Cistercians, Burgundy,
beekeepers,candlemakers,Gibraltar, Queens' College Cambridge, Speyer Cathedral |
| For further information about St. Bernard go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_of_Clairvaux |
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