What of the souls already released from their bodies? We believe that they are overwhelmed in that vast sea of eternal light and of luminous eternity" - Meaning and context.">
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On Loving God, Ch. 11, Paul Halsall trans.
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What of the souls already released from their bodies? We believe that they are overwhelmed in that vast sea of eternal light and of luminous eternity

— Bernard of Clairvaux

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "What of the souls already released from their bodies? We believe that they are overwhelmed in that vast sea of eternal light and of luminous eternity" in the context of "On Loving God, Ch. 11, Paul Halsall trans." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Bernard of Clairvaux

About Bernard of Clairvaux

St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 – August 21 1153), abbot of Clairvaux, was a highly influential French churchman, theologian and mystic. He was one of the founders of the Cistercian, or Bernardine, monastic order.