In 1140 Bernard of Clairvaux came to Paris, and before the assembled scholars preached a sermon "De conversione ad clericos", in which he dwelt on the vanities of a life in the world, on the necessity of a sincere conversion, and on the peace to be found in the monastic profession.
In 1140 Bernard of Clairvaux's visit to Paris was marked by a sermon "On the Path to Clerical Conversion" delivered to a group of scholars, highlighting the temptations of secular life, the need for sincere spiritual transformation, and the inner peace that can be achieved through embracing monasticism.