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A 4 page paper. Abbot Bernard of Clairvaux and Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis were contemporaries who had vastly different opinions regarding the role of art in the Church and in churches. Bernard believed life should be austere while Suger's goal was to honor God by beautifying the church. This essay discusses each of these very devout men. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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the church (i.e., the building). Both men were highly esteemed as clerics and both are said to have been spiritually inspirational to those who listened to them and/or spoke with
them. But, when it came to the role of art in the church, they held vastly different opinions. This could have had something to do with their upbringing. Abbot Bernard
was from a world of nobility where all the comforts of life were available to him (Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2004). Bernard himself was charming, eloquent and sensitive from early
in his life (Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2004). He gave up this life when he was 23 to become a Cistercian monk and later, he founded the monastery of Clairvaux
(Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2004). Bernard explained his reason for selecting a location for the monastery that was forlorn and dreary, it was in a swampy area near Dijon, -
he said, "I was conscious that my weak character needed a strong medicine" (Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2004). This would become the life of all who joined him. They
lived in the most austere conditions with few comforts. Bernard was a prolific writer and a sought-after speaker even though he consistently chided and condemned churches that were embellished and
adorned with art, sculpture and other adornments. He even included the Pope in his negative comments (Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2004). He consistently preached on the folly of adornments, promoting
the need for austerity (Halsall, 2006). He condemned others for their excesses in food, clothing and even in their buildings (Halsall, 2006). Janson and Janson (2004) report the type of
art associated with St. Bernard and his monasteries was Cistercian Gothic. It was notable for its straight geometric design and its bareness or what some would refer to as simplicity
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