bernardine

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{s} pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux; of or pertaining to Cistercian monks
{i} female first name; Cistercian monk
Of or pertaining to St
Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the Cistercian monks
A Cistercian monk

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Saint Bernardine of Siena
born Sept. 8, 1380, Massa Marittima, Siena died May 20, 1444, L'Aquila, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies; canonized 1450; feast day May 20 Franciscan priest and theologian. Born into a noble family but orphaned early, he entered the Observants (1402), a strict branch of the Franciscan order that he later helped to spread throughout Europe. In 1417 he began preaching tours in Italy, seeking to combat the lawlessness, strife, and immorality resulting from the Western Schism. Through the Council of Florence he worked to unite the Greek and Roman churches. Numerous miracles are said to have occurred at his tomb
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