LOUIS VII RECEIVING THE CROSS FROM ST. BERNARD
Book VI.. Joseph-Francois Michaud .. Illustrated by Gustave Dore

History of the Crusades

BOOK VI THE SECOND CRUSADE A. D. 1149 TO 1148

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LOUIS VII RECEIVING THE CROSS FROM ST. BERNARD

"Hasten then to expiate your sins by victories over the infidels, and let the deliverance of the holy places be the reward of your repentance. . . . If it were announced to you that the enemy had invaded your cities, your castles, and your lands, had ravished your wives and your daughters, and profaned your temples, which among you would not fly to arms? Illustrious knights, generous defenders of the cross, remember the example of your fathers who conquered Jerusalem, and whose names are inscribed in heaven ; abandon then the things which perish to gather eternal palms, and conquer a kingdom which has no end." All the barons and knights applauded the eloquence of St. Bernard, and were persuaded that he had but uttered the will of God. Louis VII., deeply moved by the words he had heard, cast himself, in the presence of all the people, at the feet of St. Bernard, and demanded the cross. - Book VI

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