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Bernard of Clairvaux (1090- 1153)

San Bernardo by Juan Correa de Vivar, held in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain

Quick Reference Sources on Bernard:

Bernard: a helpful intro from Wikipedia

For more on Bernard, focused on the "Crusades" see this LibGuide

Select Books and Full-text Articles on Bernard

Bernard of Clairvaux: 100 Full-text, Peer-reviewed Articles from the Atla Religion Database  (only since 2012; hundreds more available by expanded search)

NOTE: Many more articles may be available on Bernard that are not full-text online, but available from our library or via Interlibrary loan. Simply use the online catalog as follows: If you are looking for books/articles written BY Bernard you should search our online catalog or databases for his name as an AUTHOR (Bernard of ClairvauxSaint1090 or 1091-1153). If you want to find resources ABOUT Bernard, search for his name as SUBJECT (or a related subject: "Benedictine Order", for example).

Luther Sem Library has 130+ Books (or chapters) on Bernard (here), plus many others available by Interlibrary Loan

Also consult the following databases for helpful articles or abstracts on Bernard:

For hundreds of Primary and Secondary source materials on Bernard, see this JSTOR link (Luther Sem students)

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