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'''St. Bernard of Clairvaux''' (b. 1090, died August 21, 1153) was a gifted holy man of [[France]]. Bernard was an Abbot, a monk, a Theologian, and a poet. One of the greatest spiritual masters of all times. He had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin, and there is no one who speaks more sublimely of the Queen of Heaven. The most powerful propagator of the Cistercian reform. A very wise man that the [[Pope]] commissioned to lead the Second Crusade. Helped end the schism of anti-Pope Anacletus II. St. Bernard founded and led the monastery at Clairvaux which had over 700 monks. Proclaimed a [[Doctor of the Church]] by Pope Pius VIII.

'''St. Bernard of Clairvaux''' (b. 1090, died August 21, 1153) was a gifted holy man of [[France]]. Bernard was an Abbot, a monk, a Theologian, and a poet. One of the greatest spiritual masters of all times. He had a special devotion to the [[Blessed Virgin]], and there is no one who speaks more sublimely of the Queen of Heaven. The most powerful propagator of the Cistercian reform. A very wise man that the [[Pope]] commissioned to lead the Second Crusade. Helped end the schism of anti-Pope Anacletus II. St. Bernard founded and led the monastery at Clairvaux which had over 700 monks. Proclaimed a [[Doctor of the Church]] by Pope Pius VIII.

==Early Life==

==Early Life==