Bernard of Clairvaux vs Hildegard of Bingen
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Compare the life timelines of Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) and Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 55 years, from 1098 to 1153.
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Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153)
- — Born at Fontaine-lès-Dijon, Burgundy Verified
- — Educated at the school of the canons of Saint-Vorles at Châtillon-sur-Seine
- — Entered the monastery of Cîteaux with about thirty companions Verified
- — Founded Clairvaux Abbey and became its abbot Verified
- — Championed the Knights Templar at the Council of Troyes Verified
- — Supported Pope Innocent II in the papal schism Verified
- — Secured the condemnation of Peter Abelard at the Council of Sens Verified
- — Former pupil elected Pope Eugenius III Verified
- — Preached the Second Crusade at Vézelay Verified
- — Died at Clairvaux Abbey Verified
Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179)
- — Born in Bermersheim vor der Höhe, Rhineland Verified
- — Enclosed with Jutta of Sponheim at Disibodenberg Verified
- — Elected magistra of the women's community at Disibodenberg Verified
- — Began writing Scivias after a visionary command Verified
- — Writings endorsed under Pope Eugenius III at the Synod of Trier Verified
- — Founded the monastery of Rupertsberg near Bingen Verified
- — Composed the Ordo Virtutum and her cycle of sacred songs Verified
- — Undertook preaching tours through Germany Verified
- — Founded a second monastery at Eibingen Verified
- — Completed the Liber Divinorum Operum Verified
- — Died at Rupertsberg Verified