USanta Bernard waseClairvaux, uSanta wosuku luka-Agasti 20
(1090 - Agasti 20, 1153)
Umlando kaSanta Bernard waseClairvaux
Indoda yekhulu! Mfazi wekhulu! Uyabona lawa magama asetshenziswa kwabaningi namuhla - "umdlali wegalofu wekhulu", "umqambi wekhulu", "ukubhekana kahle kwekhulu" - ukuthi umugqa awusenayo impembelelo. Kodwa "indoda yekhulu le-XNUMX" yaseNtshonalanga Yurophu, ngaphandle kokungabaza noma ukuphikisana, kwakudingeka kube uBernard waseClairvaux. Umeluleki wopapa, umshumayeli wempi yenkolo yesibili, umvikeli wokholo, umphulukisi wokwahlukana, umvuseleli wohlelo lwezindela, isazi seMibhalo, isazi semfundiso yenkolo kanye nomshumayeli okhaliphile: ngasinye salezi ziqu sizohlukanisa umuntu ojwayelekile. Kodwa-ke uBernard wayeyikho konke lokhu, futhi wayesalondoloze isifiso esivuthayo sokubuyela empilweni yobusoka eyayifihlekile yezinsuku zakhe zobuncane.
Ngonyaka we-1111, eneminyaka engama-20, uBernard washiya ikhaya lakhe wayojoyina umphakathi wezindela waseCiteaux. Abafowabo abahlanu, omalume ababili kanye nabangane abancane ababalelwa emashumini amathathu bamlandela bangena esigodlweni sezindela. Kungakapheli iminyaka emine, umphakathi owawufile wawusuthole amandla asele okwakha ikhaya elisha eWormwoods Valley, uBernard engumbhishobhi omkhulu. Le nsizwa eshisekayo yayifuna izinto ngenkani, yize yayimthanda kakhulu kunabanye. Ukwehla okuncane kwezempilo kumfundise ukuthi abe nesineke nokuqonda ngokwengeziwe. Lesi sigodi saqanjwa kabusha ngokuthi iClairvaux, isigodi sokukhanya.
Ikhono lakhe lokuba ngumlamuli nomeluleki laziwa kabanzi. Ngokwandayo, wadonswa wasuswa esigodlweni sezindela ukuze axazulule izingxabano esezinesikhathi eside zikhona. Eziningi zalezi zikhathi, ngokusobala wanyathela iminwe ebucayi eRoma. UBernard wayezinikele ngokuphelele ekuphakameni kwesihlalo samaRoma. Kodwa encwadini exwayisayo eyayivela eRoma, waphendula wathi obaba abahle baseRoma babenele ukwenza okwanele ukugcina iSonto lonke liphelele. Uma kuke kwavela izingqinamba ezivikela intshisekelo yabo, ubezoba ngowokuqala ukubazisa.
Ngokushesha ngemuva kokuba kube nguBernard owangenela ekuqhekekeni okugcwele futhi wakumisa ngokuvumelana nompapa waseRoma ngokumelene nomphikisi.
IHoly See yaqinisekisa uBernard ukuthi ashumayele iMpi Yesibili Yenkolo kulo lonke elaseYurophu. Ukukhuluma kwakhe kwakumangalisa kangangokuthi ibutho elikhulu lahlangana futhi impumelelo yempi yempi yabonakala iqinisekile. Izinhloso zamadoda nabaholi bawo, noma kunjalo, kwakungezona ezika-Abbot Bernard, futhi lo msebenzi wagcina usuyinhlekelele ephelele yezempi neyokuziphatha.
UBernard wazizwa enesibopho ngandlela thile ngemiphumela yokuwohloka kwempi. Lo mthwalo osindayo kungenzeka washeshisa ukufa kwakhe, okwenzeka ngo-Agasti 20, 1153.
Ukuzindla
Impilo kaBernard eSontweni yayisebenza kakhulu kunendlela esingacabanga ngayo namhlanje. Imizamo yakhe iveze imiphumela efinyelela kude. Kepha wayazi ukuthi ngeke kusize ngalutho ngaphandle kwamahora amaningi omkhuleko nokuzindla okwamlethela amandla nokuhola kwasezulwini. Impilo yakhe yayibonakala ngokuzinikela okujulile kuMadonna. Izintshumayelo zakhe nezincwadi zakhe ngoMariya kuseyizindinganiso zemfundiso yenkolo kaMarian.