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Bernard of Clairvaux: Between Cult and History summarizes Bredero’s lifelong study of Bernard, the Cistercian monk who was arguably the most influential ecclesiastical figure of the twelfth century and who remains one of the church’s most venerated saints. Adriaan H. Bredero first began reading Bernard of Clairvaux in 1944 as a young university student forced into hiding by the Nazi occupation...

respect to the reasons why he wrote and why he wrote as he did. His ability to play with words and to rephrase his arguments in such a way that they did not appear repetitious not only convinced his contemporary readers, but continues to be felt in later interpretations of his writings. As a result, intentions were at times ascribed to him that to some extent place him outside his own time. A study of the last chapters of the Apology, written by Bernard in 1125 about the situation in Cluny, is a
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