Memorial of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. Abbot and Doctor of the Church (†1153 Langres – France). With thirty friends and relatives, he entered the monastery of Cîteaux. He founded the monastery of Clairvaux, of which he was the first abbot, and sixty-seven others in various countries. He gave such impetus to the Cistercian Order that he is considered its second founder. Consulted by popes and kings, he intervened as a peacemaker in several conflicts.