ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 19th of December
BLESSED BERNARD, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO
Blessed Bernard (B. Bernardus, 19 December), Bishop of Toledo in Spain. (El.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 464)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
Bernard of Toledo was Archbishop of Toledo, born at Agen (73 m. s.e. of Bordeaux), France, c. 1050; died in Spain 1125. He became a monk in the monastery of Cluny, whence he was sent to Spain with others to assist the cause of the reforms of Gregory VII. Here he was made (1080) abbot of St Facundus at Sahagun in the diocese of Leon, and finally named by Alfonso VI for the archbishopric of Toledo. Four of his sermons, on the Salve Regina, are included among those of the great Bernard.
Carl Mirbt (excerpts). From New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Vol. II: Basilica - Chambers, by Philip Schaff (1819-1893)
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Bernard may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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