{"product_id":"early-lives-of-bernard-of-alexandra-barratt-9780879074487","title":"Early Lives of Bernard of Clairvaux: Volume 97","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo biographical fragments of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux's life and works are translated into English for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaint Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) was a commanding, and controversial, figure in early-twelfth-century Western European religious and political life. Even before his death, his followers expected him to be canonized--hence the various attempts to record his life, deeds, and miracles. Four of these important early witnesses--two biographical fragments, the \u003ci\u003eVita Secunda \u003c\/i\u003e(an abbreviation of the \u003ci\u003eVita Prima\u003c\/i\u003e), and the later \u003ci\u003eVita Quarta--\u003c\/i\u003eare here translated into English for the first time. The material they work and rework testifies to the many evolving ways in which Bernard was perceived by his near contemporaries. They show how, and why, in Cistercian and Benedictine circles his memory was cherished in the period immediately before and after his death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexandra Barratt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0879074485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879074487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Liturgical Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Alexandra Barratt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175741829375,"sku":"9780879074487","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55a368bb-1250-4530-bf98-18022ca4eb9e.jpg?v=1771335620","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-lives-of-bernard-of-alexandra-barratt-9780879074487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}