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How did Peter the Venerable help Peter Abelard after the Council of Sens?

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Peter Abelard Peter Abelard, with Héloïse, miniature portrait by Jean de Meun, 14th century; in the Musee Conde, Chantilly, France.

Following the condemnation of his teachings at the Council of Sens in 1140, Peter Abelard withdrew to the monastery of Cluny in Burgundy. There, the abbot Peter the Venerable provided him with refuge and acted as a skillful mediator.12

Through Peter the Venerable’s intervention, Abelard was reconciled with his primary critic, Bernard of Clairvaux, as well as with Pope Innocent II. Following these reconciliations, Abelard retired from his teaching career and spent his final years living as a Cluniac monk.12