Bernard of Clairvaux left his home to join a monastic community in the year 1111, at the age of 20. He lived during a tumultuous time in the church and took on many roles—adviser of popes, preacher of the Second Crusade, defender of the faith, healer of a schism, reformer of a monastic order, scripture scholar, theologian, and eloquent preacher—to help bring stability.

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