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Many thanks for answer and suggestions. Indeed 12th century is a 'classic' period of friendships of bishops and Cistercians, appointments of Cistercian monks to the episcopal positions etc. so, no surprise that most literature focuses on that period. BUT Cistercian monks continued to be appointed as bishops (interesting examples from Scotland and Scandinavia), but their significance seems to be different.
The article by McGuire 'Monastic and Episcopal Biography in the Thirteenth Century' is in vol. 39 of Analecta Cisterciensia. It is ostensibly about one case - that of Bp Gunner of Viborg, but it makes much broader comparison with Cistercian historiography and hagiography and since it is a 13th c. it is a very different context than a century ago. Have a look at this article. Very well argued.
Emilia
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> Does anybody know about any work that would discuss Cistercians who
> became
bishops in the 13th century? There is a very good book by Martha Newman on that theme (and more) in the 12th c, and an article by Brian McGuire, but I cannot locate any discussion on the situation in the following century.
> Any suggestions?
i was sorry to see that you got no response to this querry, Emilia, but appreciated very much your turning me on to Martha Newman
Newman, Martha G. The boundaries of charity: Cistercian culture and ecclesiastical reform, 1098-1180. Stanford University Press, 1996. =? The boundaries of charity: the Cistercians in twelfth-century society. [Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 1988. Photocopy. Ann Arbor: UMI Dissertation Information Service, 1989.]
and _____, trans. "On the conduct and office of bishops. Contemplative Virtues and the Active Life of Prelates" in Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, On baptism and the office of bishops, on the conduct and office of bishops, on baptism and other questions: two letter-treatises, translated by Pauline Matarasso ; introductions by Martha G. Newman and Emero Stiegman. Kalamazoo, Mich. : Cistercian Publications, 2004.
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004021262.html (Cistercian Fathers series ; no. 67)
true to form, Indiana U. has managed to loose our copy of Boundries.
the only thing i can think of is that there's an outside possibility that there might be something of general interest in Marcel Pacaut's bibliography in his study of episcopal elections in the reign of Louis VII.
what's the ref for the McGuire article?
my own interest in the area is in St. Bernie's role in first recruiting Louis'
kid brother, Henry D. France, into Clairvaux (a quite spectacular "conversion"
apparently, and one which resonated within and without the Order for generations thereafter) and then --after a short three years-- in convincing Henry to go back into the World to become Bishop of Beauvais (and, later, AB of Reims).
for this purpose i've found this to be of use:
Veyssière, Laurent. "Le personnel de l'abbayede Clairvaux au XIIe siècle," Cîteaux, Commentarii Cistercienses, LI, 2000, pp. 17-90.
(which is an expanded update of a project begun by Jean Leclercq in the '50s)
if you had one of these for c. 13, you'd be Home Free.
alas, i don't know that such an animal exists.
going to Kalamazoo in early May and asking the folks at the Cistercian sessions might be of some help --if, indeed, there is any possibility of help.
but, those Cistercians seem to be hanging out a Leeds these daze as well, so that might be a bit closer to home for you.
the Terryl Kinder/David Bell network is the one you want to tap into.
c
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