Guerric of Igny [SEP] position held
Guerric of Igny
Guerric of Igny (c. 1070/80-1157) was a Cistercian abbot. Little is known about his early life. He may have been educated at Tournai's cathedral school, perhaps under Benedictine monk, Odo of Cambrai. Guerric appears to have lived a life of prayer and study near the Tournai Cathedral. His monastic formation was directly influenced by Bernard of Clairvaux, who praises him in several letters. In 1138, he became abbot of Igny Abbey, in the diocese of Rheims, a house dependent on
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- John Morson and Hilary Costello, "Guerric d'Igny: Sermons", 2 vols, "Sources Chretiennes" 166, 202, (Paris: Cerf, 1970, 1973).
- Guerric of Igny, "Liturgical Sermons: Volume 1", Introduction and Translation by Monks at Mount St Bernard Abbey, Cistercian Fathers series no. 8, (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1971)
- Guerric of Igny, "Liturgical Sermons: Volume 2", Introduction and Translation by Monks at Mount