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... opportunities have been exactly matched . As a leader , as a writer , as a preacher and as a saint his personal magnetism and his spiritual power were far - reaching and Apparition of St Malachy to St Bernard , by the 77.
... opportunities have been exactly matched . As a leader , as a writer , as a preacher and as a saint his personal magnetism and his spiritual power were far - reaching and Apparition of St Malachy to St Bernard , by the 77.
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... St Bernard , rebuilt the abbey church of St Denis 1137–50 as the first complete example of the new ' Gothic ' style , with statuary and stained glass , planned by the abbot himself . He is seen here , in a window of the choir , as a ...
... St Bernard , rebuilt the abbey church of St Denis 1137–50 as the first complete example of the new ' Gothic ' style , with statuary and stained glass , planned by the abbot himself . He is seen here , in a window of the choir , as a ...
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... St Bernard and others invited , begged and almost bullied their lay friends to take refuge in the secure haven of Cîteaux or Clairvaux . But in fact the world needed little pressing . As the current saying had it , the whole earth was ...
... St Bernard and others invited , begged and almost bullied their lay friends to take refuge in the secure haven of Cîteaux or Clairvaux . But in fact the world needed little pressing . As the current saying had it , the whole earth was ...
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