Hospitaller Order of the Knights of Saint Bernard
Congregation under the benevolent protection of our General Chaplain, Monsignor Jean Marie Gervais, Coadjutor Prefect of the Chapter of the Vatican in Rome; Don Antonio Pagano, Saint Paulian chaplain of the Priory of Île-de-France; Don Bruno Gonella, Saint Paulian chaplain of the Priory of Turin; Monsignor Bustillo, Bishop and Cardinal of Corsica in Ajaccio; Don Roger Pozzi, chaplain of the Commandery of Bastia; Father Constant, chaplain of Porto-Vecchio; Monsignor Félix-Maximilian Bogoridi-Liven, Prior of the Black Forest, Germany.
Welcome to the Official Website of the Hospitaller Order of the Knights of Saint Bernard, an ancient and honorable brotherhood of the Knights of Christ.
This website has been created to provide research and philosophical as well as historical reflections, where those interested in the Art of Chivalry may find access to information concerning the history and tradition of knighthood in general.
As a guiding path, promo-ting and uniting the Chivalric Art throughout the world, the Hospitaller Order of the Knights of Saint Bernard practices and promotes Ancient Chivalry and has established a foundation for the evolution and protection of the human person.
The Order of the Knights of Saint Bernard, by its cultural and spiritual Cistercian character in accordance with its denomination, exercises its activities under philosophical, philanthropic, spiritual, fraternal, and charitable aspects, putting into practice living traditions and true works of benevolence towards Christians across the world, and towards all human beings without distinction of origin, race, social standing, geographical situation, or religion.
Motto of our Order:
Do not go where the path may lead;
go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Address of His Excellency the Prince Regent
Brief presentation of the mission:
I consider the apostolic mission entrusted to me as a humble yet firm testimony of fidelity to the spiritual heritage of our Cistercian Order, as well as to its humanistic and religious vocation. In the light of Holy Tradition and the teaching of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, I understand my service as a responsibility to safeguard and to strengthen the spiritual integrity and the contemplative depth of our community, so that it may remain a living presence of the Gospel in the contemporary world.
Through prayer, the liturgical rhythm, and pastoral discernment, I strive to be a guardian of the unity between faith, reason, and charity, thereby contributing to the building of a society inspired by an authentically Christian humanism.
The Church can never renounce the mission of proclaiming the Gospel, the living expression of the Father’s merciful love for every human being.
Pope Francis, Evangelii Gaudium, § 24