Saint William of Gellone

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Saint William of Gellone was an 8th–9th century Frankish nobleman, cousin of Charlemagne, and celebrated warrior-monk who became a Benedictine abbot and later a prominent figure in medieval legend and hagiography.

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Saint William 1
Saint William of Gellone canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine abbot
Carolingian aristocrat
Christian saint
Frankish nobleman
figure in medieval legend
hagiographical figure
medieval military leader
alsoKnownAs William of Gellone
surface form: Guillaume de Gellone

Guillaume d’Aquitaine
Saint Guilhem
William I, Duke of Aquitaine
surface form: William of Aquitaine

William of Gellone
appearsIn Old French chansons de geste
the Guillaume d’Orange epic cycle
associatedWith Aquitaine
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
surface form: Gellone (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert)

Toulouse
birthDate c. 755
burialPlace Abbey of Gellone
canonizationStatus saint of the Catholic Church
centuryOfActivity 8th century
9th century
countryOfCitizenship Carolingian Empire
surface form: Frankish Empire
cousin Charlemagne
deathDate c. 812
c. 814
era Carolingian era
feastDay 28 May
founded Abbey of Gellone
Abbey of Gellone
surface form: Gellone Abbey in the Languedoc
givenName William
influenced development of the William of Orange cycle of epics
literaryCharacterBasedOn Guillaume d’Orange
militaryConflict campaigns in the Spanish March
wars against Muslim forces in Septimania
nobleFamily Carolingian dynasty
notableFor piety and ascetic life after military career
transition from warrior to monk
notableWork defense of the Frankish frontier against Muslim forces
occupation abbot
nobleman
soldier
patronage soldiers
the Abbey of Gellone and its region
placeOfBirth Kingdom of the Franks
surface form: Frankish Empire
placeOfDeath Abbey of Gellone
Gellone, near Lodève
positionHeld Abbot of Gellone
Count of Toulouse
Duke in Aquitaine
relative Charlemagne
religion Christianity
religiousOrder Benedictines
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Guglielmo associatedSaint Saint William of Gellone
Église Saint-Guillaume de Strasbourg namedAfter Saint William of Gellone
this entity surface form: Saint William