Title
Saint Bernard preaching the Crusades.
Caption
Bernard de Fontaine, abbot of Clairvaux (1090-1153) was a French monk and reformer. Canonized by the Catholic Church in 1174, thus becoming Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Secretary of the Council of Troyes (1128), he is the one who recorded the statutes of the Templars. He preached the Second Crusade, as requested by Pope Eugene III in Vezelay, year 1146.
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Date
12th century
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Jaime Abecasis
Reference
LKO07031_278
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
5,5Mb (777,0Kb) / 3,6in x 5,9in / 1083 x 1780 (300dpi)