Bernard of Clairvaux - abbot of the Clairvaux monastery, a prominent church figure, a classic of Western European mystical theology. One of the most educated people of his time, an outstanding speaker and preacher who had a huge influence on his contemporaries. Author of the charter of the Templar Order and inspirer of the Second Crusade of 1147. Founder of many monasteries in Western Europe. He considered humility to be the main virtue, and the goal of human existence to be merging with God. This edition contains a Latin text with a parallel Russian translation of the two most famous works of Bernard of Clairvaux: “On the Love of God” (De diligendo Deo) and “On Grace and Free Choice” ( De gratia et de libero arbitrio). The treatise “On the Love of God” has been translated into Russian for the first time. The texts are provided with comments and introductory articles. An extensive chronicle of the life and works of Bernard of Clairvaux is provided. The book is intended for philosophers, religious scholars, cultural scholars, historians, as well as for everyone interested in the spiritual history of European civilization. Contents: Preface by translators 5 Fiorenzo Reati. Preface. St. Bernard of Clairvaux as a spiritual writer 14 Fiorenzo Reati. Introduction to the treatise “On the Love of God” 28LIBER DE DILIGENDO DEO (ON THE LOVE OF GOD) 48Fiorenzo Reati. Introduction to the treatise “On grace and free choice” 123LIBER DE GRATIA ET LIBERO ARBITRIO (ON GRACE AND FREE CHOICE) 136A. A. Klestov. Saint Bernard and his time (Chronicle of life and works) 228 List of abbreviations 274 Sources cited 275 Literature 277