ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 20th of August WELCOME ! SAINT BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX, ABBOT AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH ⬅️ Doctors of the Church - Complete List Born near Dijon in France in 1090, Bernard entered the Cistercian Order at the age of 22; he became the Abbot of Clairvaux. Despite his longing for the solitary contemplative life, he travelled a great deal in France, Germany and Italy, trying to reconcile the divisions in the Church at the time. He wrote many works on the spiritual life and theology. PRAYER: Heavenly Father, Saint Bernard was filled with zeal for your house and was a radiant light in your Church. By his prayers may we be filled with his spirit of zeal and walk always as children of light. 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. 🎨 The death bed of St Bernard of Clairvaux