Hugh of Cluny

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Hugh of Cluny was an influential 11th-century Benedictine abbot and church reformer who greatly expanded Cluny Abbey’s power and prestige across medieval Europe.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Hugh of Cluny canonical 2
Abbot Hugh of Cluny 1
Hugh the Great of Cluny 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine abbot
Catholic saint
Christian monk
church reformer
medieval abbot
activeIn 11th century
early 12th century
alsoKnownAs Hugh of Cluny
surface form: Hugh the Great of Cluny

Hugh of Cluny
surface form: Hugo of Cluny

Hugh of Cluny
surface form: Saint Hugh of Cluny
appointedBy Benedictines
surface form: Cluniac community
birthDate 1024-05-13
birthPlace Burgundy
Kingdom of France
Semur-en-Brionnais
burialPlace Cluny Abbey
canonizationStatus recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church
closeAssociate Matilda of Tuscany
surface form: Countess Matilda of Tuscany

Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Emperor Henry IV

Pope Gregory VII
Pope Urban II
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1109-04-28
deathPlace Cluny Abbey
surface form: Cluny

Cluny Abbey
endTime 1109
era High Middle Ages
feastDay April 29
givenName Hugh
influenced Gregorian Reform
Pope Gregory VII
church-state relations in medieval Europe
medieval monasticism
knownFor expanding Cluny’s network of dependent priories
mediating between secular rulers and the papacy
promoting liturgical splendor
strengthening papal authority
supporting the Peace and Truce of God movement
memberOf Benedictines
surface form: Order of Saint Benedict
movement Cluniac reforms
surface form: Cluniac Reforms
notableWork Cluny Abbey
surface form: Expansion of Cluny Abbey

Promotion of Cluniac reforms
patronOf Cluniac monasteries across Europe
positionHeld Abbot of Cluny
region Burgundy
medieval Europe
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church
residence Cluny Abbey
startTime 1049
uncleOf Pope Urban II

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cluny Abbey hadAbbot Hugh of Cluny
Walk to Canossa hasNotableFigure Hugh of Cluny
this entity surface form: Abbot Hugh of Cluny
Hugues borneBy Hugh of Cluny
this entity surface form: Hugues de Cluny
Odilo of Cluny successor Hugh of Cluny
Hugh of Cluny alsoKnownAs Hugh of Cluny
this entity surface form: Hugh the Great of Cluny
Hugh of Cluny alsoKnownAs Hugh of Cluny
this entity surface form: Hugo of Cluny
Hugh of Cluny alsoKnownAs Hugh of Cluny
this entity surface form: Saint Hugh of Cluny