Aspects Of Burgundy's Religious History

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1. Who was the Catholic Saint that was born outside Burgundy, but died inside it, at a monastery at Nevers on April 16, 1879 ? Bernadette Soubirous Catherine Laboure Marguerite Marie Alacoque Frere Roger Schutz

2. There remain lots of traces in Burgundy of its monastic traditions. One such place is Pontigny. Who was the saintly pious person that found refuge here till shortly before his death ? Joan of Arc Thomas a Becket Mgr Marcel Lefebvre Jean Calvin

3. One of the great abbots of Cluny was Petrus Venerabilis.It was he who as a reconciliator successfully mediated between the official Church and one of her leading philosophers . Who was that philosopher?? Thomas Aquinas Petrus Abelardus Augustine of Hippo Albertus Magnus of Cologne

4. What was the outlook of the typical habit worn by the monks of Cluny ? all-black all-white red cross on white white cross on black

5. When the Cluniac monks had grown too rich and too successful , they did no longer meet the religious standards of some young reformers. One of them was Robert of Molesmes who reformed the order and created the abbey of Citeaux .What was the new name of the order ?? Jacobines Greyfriars Trappists Cistercians

6. Also the outlook of their monks' outfit was changed. What was the new 'look'? black cowl on white habit all-black white cowl on black habit all-white

7. Which of these did St Bernard of Clairvaux , one of the leading monks of the Cistercian abbey of Fontenay , certainly NOT get involved in ? launching crusades promoting intellectual work rather than manual labour preaching against the Cathars criticising Rome

8. Among the villages and towns of Burgundy there are a great number that can show up outstanding examples of Romanesque church architecture. One of those places also became the centre of the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus . Which of these is it ? Taize Vezelay Nevers Paray-le-Monial

9. What is the name of the Prior of the famous Reconciliation Centre of Taize? Henri Vincenot Roger Schutz Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Gustave Eiffel

10. Saintly places do not always escape all worldliness. The Abbey of Fontenay where St. Bernard of Clairvaux once was a leading religious inspiration , recently became the place where Gerard Depardieu starred in the making of a very successful movie. Its title? Hiroshima Mon Amour Le Repos du Guerrier Cyrano de Bergerac Les Valseuses