At the Council of Troyes, this man was the major advocate for the authorization of the Knights Templar, whose rule he personally wrote.
This man's influence resolved a papal schism in favor of Innocent II and against Anacletus II. Pope Eugene III, one of this man's disciples, gave him a special commission after hearing of a defeat at the Siege of Edessa. As a doctor of the church, he is known as "Doctor Mellifluus." At the Council of Troyes, this man was the major advocate for the authorization of the Knights Templar, whose rule he personally wrote. This man denigrated the theology of Peter (*) Abelard so thoroughly that he forced Abelard to retire to Cluny until his death. This man's preaching brought about the popular support that enabled the Second Crusade. For 10 points, name this 12th century French abbot who founded the Cistercian order.
This man's influence resolved a papal schism in favor of Innocent II and against Anacletus II.
Bernard of Clairvaux