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King Louis VII of France announced his intention of leading a new crusade, and the Pope commissioned Bernard to preach the Holy War. Bernard began at Vezelay on Palm Sunday, 1146.  Queen Eleanor and a company of nobles, the first to take the cross, were followed by such a throng that the supply of cloth badges ran out.

The Life of Saint Bernard panel 15

The Life of St. Bernard

St. Bernard

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