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CLAN CARRUTHERS – NEUTOLE ABBEY

CLAN CARRUTHERS – NEUTOLE ABBEY

Carruthers Clan Int Society CCIS                   C                Promptus et Fidelis

 Neutole Abbey,  Newbattle Abbey, New Abbey

  Establlished  1140   King David I and King William

Disestablished   1587

  “The walls of the stone of the monastery, from the square the king made an end with the scope of the very extensive complectemtes  King William.” The situation of Neuotle Abbey,  Newbattle…

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[portraitsofsaints]

Happy Feast Day Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Abbot and Doctor of the Church 1090 - 1153 Feast day: August 20 Patronage: Cistercians, beekeepers, candlemakers

Born near Dijon in France in 1090, Bernard entered the Cistercian Order at the age of 22; he became the Abbot of Clairvaux. Despite his longing for the solitary contemplative life, he traveled a great deal in France, Germany, and Italy, trying to reconcile the divisions in the Church at the time. He wrote many works on the spiritual life and theology.

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Happy Feast Day Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Abbot and Doctor of the Church

1090 - 1153 Feast day: August 20 Patronage: Cistercians, beekeepers, candle makers

Born near Dijon in France in 1090, Bernard entered the Cistercian Order at the age of 22; he became the Abbot of Clairvaux. Despite his longing for the solitary contemplative life, he traveled a great deal in France, Germany, and Italy, trying to reconcile the divisions in the Church at the time. He wrote many works on the spiritual life and theology.

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Mellifont Abbey, Ireland (via Pinterest)

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Llangollen (Part 2)

Morning, readers. It’s time for Rambler5319 to finish a story he started telling us a few weeks back. Enjoy!

  If you remember my post from a couple of weeks ago (The Aqueduct, 4.9.13) well this is part 2 of that trip (or the rest of day 1). After the…

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