St. Bernard of Clairvaux - A3 Poster (STP776)

A3 laminated (encapsulated) poster.

Printed on gloss coated paper then laminated (encapsulated) for durability.

Dimensions: A3  29.7 cms x 42 cms (11 3/4" x 16 1/2").

Details of the Saint's Feast day is printed at the top of the poster.

Bernard. Abbot. Doctor of the Church.

c.1090 - 1153. Feast day 20th August.

Born to a noble family near Dijon, France.
He joined the monastery at Citeaux, established to embrace austerity and poverty, together with four brothers and a group of friends. Within three years he established a new monastery at Clairvaux in the modern day Champagne-Ardenne region which flourished under his leadership. Many more Cistercian houses were founded from Clairvaux in his time.
Bernard was a holy and learned man. Despite suffering ill health, compounded by his own severe regime, he was a man of both mystical comtemplation and action.  He spoke out about injustice and corruption in state and Church life and also wrote many inspirational books.
He was declared a Doctor of the Church in 1830 and is referred to as 'the last of the Fathers'.

“What we love we shall grow to resemble.”  - Bernard of Clairvaux.

Original artwork by the Benedictine Sisters of Turvey Abbey. 

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