These were not the abbot of clairvaux s last forays into civil and religious controversies. The first deserved the epithet militia, while the others received the pejorative classification malitia. St bernard of clairvaux in praise of the new knighthood. August 20 st bernard was born around the year 1090. Stephen harding chose him to start a new monastery at clairvaux. After the death of his mother, bernard sought admission into the cistercian order. Bernard encountered problems at first because of his expectation that the other monks would follow his stringent regime of prayer, silence, plainness, simple diet, selfdenial, and manual labor. Bernard paperback, 1989 at the best online prices at ebay. Western michigan university scholarworks at wmu masters theses graduate college 61991 the original rule of the knights templar. If the sodomy is laure his will but he keeps it hidden for whatever reason, canon 10 says that he too will be judged as a sodomite. Bernard of clairvauxs great reflection on the templars, in praise of the new knighthood.
Bernard contrasts at length the new knighthood of the knights templar with the worldly knighthood of their contemporaries. Bernard was born near dijon, growing up in a castle as the third of seven children. Knighthood in medieval europe began as a profession of heavily armed male thugs men obsessed with vanity, violence and rape. Bernard of clairvauxs writings on violence and the sacred. Then, in another eight chapters the abbot who never visited the holy land provides a spiritual tour of the pilgrimage sites guarded by this new kind of knighthood. The death of the pagan christian history institute. Bernard of clairvaux and a great selection of similar used, new and collectible books available now at. In 1115 he became the founding abbot of clairvaux abbey, whence his name, bernard of clairvaux. Publication date 1892 topics bernard, of clairvaux, saint, 1090 or 911153 publisher new york, c. Bernard of clairvaux 10901153 was a cistercian trappist monk and founding abbot of clairvaux abbey in burgundy. Known as doctor mellifluus the honeymouthed doctor, bernard was a monk of the cistercian order and one of the most. With characteristic eloquence, bernard of clairvaux voices the clerics view of the knights, warfare, and the conquest of the holy land in five chapters on the knights vocation. As this essay will illustrate, bernards primary motivation behind aiding in the forming of the knights templar is that he sees this new form of monastic knighthood.
Bernard on the new knighthood posted on july 27, 2016 by dbreitenbeck st. Bernard of clairvaux videos bernard of clairvaux latin. He also knows that a small band of impoverished knights has taken a vow to risk their lives to defend jerusalem and its pilgrims. In praise of the new knighthood by bernard of clairvaux. Bernard, in praise of the new knighthood this is, i say, a new kind of knighthood and one unknown to the ages gone by. Bernard, 9780879071202, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The duty of a christian was to love his neighbor as himself, and to turn the other cheek when confronted with aggression. Bernard of clairvaux, an influential mystic and monk, is aware of this.
Twentiethcentury depiction of a victorious saladin. The monk and the knight the two quintessentially medieval european heroes were combined in the knights templar and in the other military orders founded in the era of the crusades with characteristic eloquence. Bernard of clairvaux, described the ideal christian knights as godly men who shun. In praise of the new knighthood download ebook pdf, epub. Born at fontaineslesdijon in burgundy 1090 into a family of the lower nobility, bernard was educated by the canons of st. He joined the fifteenyearold monastery of citeaux in 11. In 1096, when bernard is just six years old, the battle for the holy land begins the first crusade, aimed at conquering the holy city of jerusalem. In praise of the new knighthood work by bernard to the knights. Bernard developed the ideals of christian knighthood in his writings addressed to the templars. In 19 pope innocent ii issued a bull that granted the order special privileges. Young bernard s world was greatly influenced by the ideals of knighthood. Bernard of clairvaux 10901153 french theologian and philosopher. 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.
He opposed anything that he saw as evil and strove to maintain peace. Bernard of clairvaux, the great cistercian abbott and doctor of the church, was one of the most influential men in christendom during his lifetime. Bernard of clairvaux, in praise of the new knighthood m conrad greenia and malcolm barber. Oct 25, 2010 thoughts on a new knighthood archbishop chaput delivered these remarks to catholic cadets at the united states air force academy in colorado springs on oct. Clairvaux abbey was a good example of the general layout of a cistercian monastery. Although st bernards intelligence and charm equipped him for great worldly achievements. This collection of sermons and theological reflections from. These were not the abbot of clairvauxs last forays into civil and religious controversies. A treatise on the knights templar and the holy places of jerusalem bernard of clairvaux, m. Bernard condemns secular war and knighthood, while praising christian war and knighthood. In praise of the new knighthood by of clairvaux st.
It ceaselessly wages a twofold war both against flesh and blood and against a spiritual army of evil in the heavens. At the same place he entered upon the studies of theology and holy scripture. Jun 29, 2019 bernard of clairvaux videos bernard of clairvaux latin. This document from bernard of clairvaux was quoted accurately, as it turns out in a dreadful 2006 novel, the templar legacy, by steve barry. Thoughts on a new knighthood archbishop chaput delivered these remarks to catholic cadets at the united states air force academy in colorado springs on oct. The templars obtained further sanction at the council of troyes in 1128, which may have requested that bernard of clairvaux compose the new rule. In 1096, when bernard is just six years old, the battle for the holy land begins the first crusade, aimed. In praise of the new knighthood liber ad milites templi. Bernard of clairvaux 10901153 abbot of the cistercian monastery of clairvaux, theologian, and preacher of the crusade. Jan 01, 2000 with characteristic eloquence, bernard of clairvaux voices the clerics view of the knights, warfare, and the conquest of the holy land in five chapters on the knights vocation. Bernard also wrote in praise of the new knighthood c. Saint bernard of clairvaux knights templar of wales. Under the care of his pious parents he was sent at an early age to a college at chatillon, where he was conspicuous for his remarkable piety and spirit of recollection. Bernard of clairvaux christian history christianity today.
By 1118 clairvaux was able to found its first daughter housethe first of some 70 cistercian monasteries bernard founded which in turn founded another 100 monasteries in bernards lifetime. To hugh, christs knight and master of christs knighthood, bernard, abbot of clairvaux in name only, sends his greeting. Military orders in praise of the new knighthood part one the following passage is taken from a treatise written in the early 12th century by the cistercian abbot bernard of clairvaux, on behalf of the fledgling knights templar. Volume seven, treatises iii, translated by conrad greenia, kalamazoo, michigan. Three years later, when bernard was 25, the abbot who was to become st. Bernard was born of noble parentage in burgundy, france, in the castle of fontaines near dijon. Bernard, abbot of clairvaux, was a monk who spent most of his time out of the cloister, a spiritual man who seemed always embroiled in politics and a man of peace who convinced thousands to.
Bernard of clairvaux the real history behind the templars. Cist, doctor of the church 1090 august 20, 1153 was a french abbot and the primary builder of the reforming cistercian monastic order. Then, in the monk and the knightthe two quintessentially medieval european heroeswere combined in the knights templar, men who took the monastic vows and defended. Bernard of clairvaux, translated by conrad greenia. The following passage is taken from a treatise written in the early 12th century by the cistercian abbot bernard of clairvaux, on behalf of the fledgling knights templar. Aug 14, 2011 bernard developed the ideals of christian knighthood in his writings addressed to the templars. Saint bernard of clairvaux bernard of clairvaux 10901153 may well represent the most important figure in templarism. Other articles where in praise of the new knighthood is discussed. Young bernards world was greatly influenced by the ideals of knighthood. From its tone, content, and timing, its main purpose appears to have been to boost the morale of the fledgling knights templar. Saint bernard was a gifted and prolific writer of theological treatises, scriptural commentaries, letters, and many sermons. Bernard of clairvaux in praise of the new knighthood. Nearly 900 years ago, one of the great monastic reformers of the church, st.
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