Cluny Abbey

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Benedictine monastery Christian religious institution medieval monastery

Cluny Abbey was a powerful medieval Benedictine monastery in eastern France that became a major center of religious reform, art, and architecture in Western Europe.

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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Benedictine monastery → Christian religious institution → medieval monastery →
architecturalStyle	Romanesque →
associatedWith	Cluniac Order →
country	France →
currentUse	historic site →
dateFounded	910 →
declineBeganCentury	12th century →
dedicatedTo	Saint Paul → Saint Peter →
directlySubjectTo	Pope →
foundedBy	Ingelberga of Aquitaine → William I, Duke of Aquitaine →
foundedInCentury	10th century →
founder	William I, Duke of Aquitaine →
governedByRule	Rule of Saint Benedict →
grantedImmunityBy	Pope John XI →
hadAbbot	Hugh of Cluny → Maiolus of Cluny → Odilo of Cluny → Odo of Cluny → Peter the Venerable →
hadChurch	Cluny II → Cluny III →
hasMuseum	Musée d’Art et d’Archéologie de Cluny →
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France →
influenced	Gregorian Reform movement → Western monasticism →
knownFor	Romanesque architecture → centralized monastic organization → influence on medieval art → liturgical innovation → monastic reform → network of daughter houses →
locatedIn	Cluny, Saône-et-Loire →
locatedInRegion	Burgundy → eastern France →
notableFeature	one of the largest churches in medieval Europe →
notableFor	elaborate liturgy → extended prayer for the dead →
partiallyDemolishedInCentury	18th century →
partOf	Cluniac Reforms →
patronageFrom	European nobility → papacy →
peakInfluenceCentury	11th century → 12th century →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
religiousOrder	Benedictine Order →
suppressedDuring	French Revolution →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Saône-et-Loire →	containsAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Pope Urban II ("Abbey of Cluny") →	educatedAt
Cluny Abbey ("Cluny II") →	hadChurch
Centre des monuments nationaux ("Abbaye de Cluny") →	manages
Benedictines →	notableMonastery