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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4614482, member: 2844&quot;]Yes, it is Bernard of Clairvaux. We usually see him portrayed as an abbot, but he was also depicted with the &quot;Arma Christi&quot; or instruments of Christ&#039;s passion, which is what you see here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly he promoted reform of the RC church, and especially the monastic orders, from within.</p><p>Many others did too, Wyclif for instance, and even Luther wanted to stay in the church. As opposed to what we have come to know as the&nbsp; Protestants, for instance the Dutch Protestants, who wanted a new religious order outside of the RC church.</p><p>Philosophically there wasn&#039;t much difference between the later Catholics reformers and the Protestants, it was mainly the position of certain powerful leaders on both sides that led to a seemingly stark contrast.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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