Saint Bernard converting Duke William of Aquitaine
In the Great Refectory, above the portraits of the abbots, there are eight paintings in the arches depicting the life of the patron of the Oliwa monastery—Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. The author of the paintings is an unknown artist, possibly Wenzel, indicated by the period of creation, which is the mid-18th century.
The murals chronologically begin on the western wall of the refectory and depict:
1. The prophetic dream of Saint Bernard’s vocation
2. The vision of Saint Bernard of the birth of the Lord
3. The entry of Saint Bernard into the monastery at Citeaux
4. Saint Bernard fed by Mary with her milk
5. Saint Bernard blessing bread for the sick
6. Saint Bernard dictating a letter to his brother Robert
7. Saint Bernard converting Duke William of Aquitaine
8. Saint Bernard comforted by the Crucified Christ
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