Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Harvest. HBJ Book, 1981. Trade Paperback in

Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Harvest. HBJ Book, 1981. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Clean and bright cover, no edgewear, with cover art: Vision of Saint Bernard by Filippino Lippi. Very gently worn, pages toned, clean and completely unmarked. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux is a dominant figure in the history of the Catholic Church. He died in his monastery on Burgundy in 1153. In commemoration of the eighth century of his death, Pope Pius XII issued one of his most significant encyclical letters, Doctor Mellifluus, which Thomas Merton presents here, together with an introduction to the life and teachings of the great mystic, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. 123 pages. 5.25 x 8 inches. 1981, Harvest/HBJ Book, San Diego and New York.