BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX


Meaning of BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX in English

(c 1090-1153) French Cistercian monk; mystic ; wrote hymns: "Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts," "Jesus the Very Thought of Thee," and "O Sacred Head Now Wounded." Wrote 1. Degrees of Humility and Pride and 2. Loving God . Said "God is known so far as He is loved."

Theological and philosophical biography English dict.      Английский словарь богословской и философской биографии .