August 20

On August 20, this anniversary falls in the history of the hymns in this library: St. Bernard of Clairvaux died in 1153.

Each date below is given only where two independent sources — Hymnary.org and Wikidata — agree on the year, and the day itself comes from Wikidata. Dates before the 1750s are given as they were recorded at the time, in the Old Style calendar where that was in use.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux, who died on this day in 1153, is remembered in this library for the hymns “Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee”, “O sacred head now wounded” and “Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts”.

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