Bernard of Clairvaux

[ bur-nahrd uhv klair-voh ]

noun

1. Saint the Mellifluous Doctor, 1090–1153, French monk, preacher, and mystical writer.

Bernard of Clairvaux

noun

1. Bernard of Clairvaux, Saint?10901153MFrenchRELIGION: abbotRELIGION: theologian Saint . ?1090–1153, French abbot and theologian, who founded the stricter branch of the Cistercians in 1115

Example Sentences

If you’d like to see this engraving of the Virgin Mary spraying milk all over St. Bernard of Clairvaux’s face at a much higher resolution, it’s at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

From Slate

It’s a blast, but Gadsby doesn’t identify any of the art she’s showing, and some of it—particularly the depictions of the Virgin Mary lactating a stream of milk across the room into the mouth of St. Bernard of Clairvaux—are not usually part of Art History 101.

From Slate

The members of the order wore white robes with a distinctive red cross, embraced personal poverty and lived according to a regime codified by the great Cistercian abbot Bernard of Clairvaux.

From Washington Post

The Himmerod Abbey, founded in 1134 by the French abbot Bernard of Clairvaux, had just six resident monks before the closure that was decided this week, down from about 30 monks in the 1970s.

From Washington Times

The Himmerod Abbey, founded in 1134 by the French abbot Bernard of Clairvaux, had just six resident monks before the closure that was decided this week, down from about 30 monks in the 1970s.

From Seattle Times