The French Cistercian monk Saint Bernard (1090-1153) takes possession of the Abbey of Clairvaux, together with the monks of the Abbey of Citeaux, in 1115. 19-th century engraving by Bernard and Huyot from a miniature in "Chroniques abregees des anciens rois et ducs de Bourgogne", 15th century. "Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen et a l'Epoque de la Reinassance". Paris, 1877.


The French Cistercian monk Saint Bernard takes possession of the Abbey of Clairvaux, together with the monks of the Abbey of Citeaux.


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