De consideratione

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De consideratione is a theological and spiritual treatise by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux offering guidance and admonitions to the papacy on the proper exercise of ecclesiastical authority and contemplative life.

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instanceOf Latin prose work
spiritual treatise
theological treatise
addressedTo Pope Eugene III NERFINISHED
alternativeTitle De consideratione ad Eugenium papam
On Consideration NERFINISHED
approximateDate c. 1149
author Bernard of Clairvaux NERFINISHED
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux NERFINISHED
circulation medieval Latin Christendom
countryOfOrigin France
dateWritten 12th century
dedicatedTo Pope Eugene III NERFINISHED
genre pastoral literature
spirituality
theology
hasInfluenced Catholic teaching on contemplation and office
historicalContext 12th-century Church reform movement
pontificate of Eugene III NERFINISHED
influenced later Catholic spiritual writers
medieval papal spirituality
intendedAudience church leaders
papacy
keyTheme balance between action and contemplation
dangers of excessive administrative activity
humility in ecclesiastical office
importance of interior prayer
spiritual responsibilities of the pope
literaryForm didactic prose
mainSubject contemplative life
ecclesiastical governance
monastic spirituality
papal authority
reform of the Church
notableFor critique of curial bureaucracy
guidance to a reigning pope by a monk
originalLanguage Latin
partOf Bernard of Clairvaux's works NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
Western Christianity NERFINISHED
structure five books
studiedIn history of Christian spirituality
medieval theology
theologicalPerspective Cistercian spirituality
monastic reform ideals
title De consideratione NERFINISHED

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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux notableWork De consideratione