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 ? Frere Roger Schutz Marguerite Marie Alacoque Bernadette Soubirous Catherine Laboure

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 Jean Calvin Mgr Marcel Lefebvre Thomas a Becket

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 ? white cross on black all-black all-white red cross on white

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 Cistercians Trappists Greyfriars

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

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 ? criticising Rome launching crusades promoting intellectual work rather than manual labour preaching against the Cathars

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 ? Vezelay Taize Paray-le-Monial Nevers

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

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? Le Repos du Guerrier Cyrano de Bergerac Les Valseuses Hiroshima Mon Amour