I have freed my soul.

Liberavi animam meam.

Bernard of Clairvaux

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Topic

Speaking up Telling the truth

Medium

Letter

Language

Latin

Time

1150s 12th century

Era

Middle Ages

Occupation

Theologian Monk Christian Writer

From

France Europe

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Bernard of Clairvaux. "Letter CVI: To Magister Henry Murdach." Epistles. n.d., no. CCCLXXI.

Current Citation

Bernard of Clairvaux. "Letter CVI: To Magister Henry Murdach." The Letters of Bernard Clairvaux. Translated by Bruno Scott James. Liturgical P, 2003.

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