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Bernard of Clairvaux, Letters
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LETTER I (circa 1120)To the Canons Regular of Horricourt[1]
LETTER II (A.D. 1126)To the Monk Adam[1]
LETTER III (A.D. 1131)To Bruno,[1] Archbishop Elect of Cologne
LETTER IVTo the Prior and Monks of the Grand Chartreuse
LETTER V (circa A.D. 1127)To Peter, Cardinal Deacon
LETTER VI (circa A. D. 1127)To the Same
LETTER VII (towards the end of A.D. 1127)To Matthew, the Legate
LETTER VIII (circa A.D. 1130)To Gilbert, Bishop of London, Universal Doctor
LETTER IX (circa A.D. 1135)To Ardutio (or Ardutius, Bishop Elect of Geneva
LETTER X (in the Same Year)The Same, When Bishop
LETTER XI (circa A.D. 1120)The Abbot of Saint Nicasius at Rheims
LETTER XII (A.D. 1127)To Louis, King of France[1]
LETTER XIII (A.D. 1127)To the Same Pope, in the Name of Geoffrey,Bishop of Chartres.
LETTER XIV (circa A.D. 1129)To Alexander,[1] Bishop of Lincoln
LETTER XV (circa A.D. 1129)To Alvisus, Abbot of Anchin
LETTER XVI To Rainald, Abbot of Foigny
LETTER XIX (A.D. 1127)To Suger, Abbot of S. Denis
LETTER XX (circa A.D. 1130)To Guy, Abbot of Molêsmes
LETTER XXI (circa A.D. 1128)To the Abbot of S. John at Chartres
LETTER XXII (circa A.D. 1129)To Simon, Abbot of S. Nicholas
Letter XXIII (circa A.D. 1130)To the Same
LETTER XXIV (circa A.D. 1126)To Oger, Regular Canon [1]
LETTER XXV. (circa A.D. 1127)To the Same
LETTER XXVI. (circa A.D. 1127)To the Same
LETTER XXVII (circa A.D. 1127)To the Same
LETTER XXVIII (circa A.D. 1130)To the Abbots Assembled at Soissons [1]
LETTER XXIX (A.D. 1132)To Henry, King of England
LETTER XXX (circa A.D. 1132)To Henry, [1] Bishop of Winchester
LETTER XXXII (A.D. 1132)To Thurstan, Archbishop of York
LETTER XXXIV (circa A.D. 1130)Hildebert, Archbishop of Tours, to the Abbot Bernard. [1]
LETTER XXXV (circa A.D. 1130)Reply of the Abbot Bernard to Hildebert, Archbishop of Tours.
LETTER XXXVII (circa A.D. 1131)To Magister Geoffrey, of Loretto. [1]
LETTER XXXVIII (circa A.D. 1135)To His Monks of Clairvaux.
LETTER XXXIX (A.D. 1137)To the Same.
LETTER XLTo Thomas, Prior of Beverley
LETTER XLITo Thomas of St. Omer, After He Had Broken His Promise of Adopting a Change of Life.
LETTER XLIITo the Illustrious Youth, Geoffrey de Perrone, and His Comrades.
LETTER XLIIIA Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey.
LETTER XLIVConcerning the Maccabees But to Whom Written is Unknown. [1]
LETTER XLV (circa A.D. 1120)To a Youth Named Fulk, Who Afterwards Was Archdeacon of Langres
LETTER XLVI (circa A.D. 1125)To Guigues, the Prior, And to the Other Monks of the Grand Chartreuse
LETTER XLVIITo the Brother of William, a Monk of Clairvaux. [1]
LETTER XLVIIITo Magister [1] Walter de Chaumont.
LETTER XLIXTo Romanus, Sub-Deacon of the Roman Curia.
LETTER LIITo Another Holy Virgin.
LETTER LIIITo Another Holy Virgin of the Convent of S. Mary of Troyes [1]
LETTER LIVTo Ermengarde, Formerly Countess of Brittany [1]
LETTER LVITo Beatrice, a Noble and Religious Lady
LETTER LVIITo the Duke and Duchess of Lorraine [1]
LETTER LVIIITo the Duchess of Lorraine
LETTER LIXTo the Duchess of Burgundy [1]
LETTER LX (A.D. 1140)To the Same, Against Certain Heads of Abaelard’s Heresies.
LETTER LXI (A.D. 1138)To Louis the Younger, King of the French.
LETTER LXII (A.D. 1139)To Pope Innocent.
LETTER LXIII (A.D. 1139)To the Same, in the Name of Godfrey, Bishop of Langres.
LETTER LXIV (A.D. 1139)To the Above-Named Falco.
LETTER XLV (circa A.D. 1140)To the Canons of Lyons, on the Conception of S. Mary.
He gently, and tenderly assures her that he has for her all the sentiments of pure and religious affection.
To his beloved daughter in Christ, Ermengarde, once the most noble Countess, now the humble handmaid of Christ, Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux, offers the pious affection of holy love.
Would that, as I now open this page before me, so I could open my mind to you! Oh! that you could read in my heart what God has deigned to write there with His own finger concerning my 231affection for you! Then, indeed, you might. understand, how no tongue or pen can suffice to express, what the spirit of God hath been able to impress on my inmost heart! And even now I am, present: with you in the spirit, though absent in the body. It is neither in your power nor mine to be in the presence of the other. Yet you have with you the means whereby you may not yet know, but at any rate guess what I mean. Within your own heart. behold mine; and ascribe to me as great affection toward you as you know to be in yourself towards me. Yet do not think that you have more for me than I for you; nor have a better opinion of your own heart than of mine, in respect of affection. Besides, you are too humble and modest not to believe that He who has brought you so to love me and to follow my counsel for your salvation has inspired me also with feelings of affectionate concern for you. So you are thinking how you may keep me with you; and I; to confess the truth, am nowhere without you or away from you. I was anxious to write this short note to you about my journey while on the way, hoping to send you a longer one when I have more leisure, if God will.