Burchard abbot of Balerne

Burchardus

Biography

A Cistercian monk at Clairvaux, Burchard became abbott of Balerne on 31 May 1136, then abbot of Bellevaux in 1158. He wrote several texts, including the Apologia de barbis.

See B. Chauvin, "Un disciple méconnu de saint Bernard, Burchard, abbé de Balerne puis de Bellevaux (vers 1100-1164)", Cîteaux 40, 1989, p. 5-68.

Works

• Postface of the Life of St Bernard (Book I)

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Quotations

• [Vg] 1 S 9:6
• [Vg] Ps 138:13
• [Vg] Qo 5:14
• [Vg] Song 1:14
• [Vg] Song 4:1

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