Abbot of Saint-Denis

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The Abbot of Saint-Denis was the head of the powerful royal abbey of Saint-Denis near Paris, a major religious and political figure in medieval and early modern France closely associated with the French monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic clerical title
abbot
ecclesiastical office
head of monastery
appliesToJurisdiction Basilica of Saint-Denis
surface form: Abbey of Saint-Denis

lands of Saint-Denis
associatedWith Basilica of Saint-Denis
French monarchy
French royal necropolis
country France
follows Rule of Saint Benedict
hasDuty administer abbey properties
defend abbey privileges
govern the monastic community
oversee liturgy and worship
represent the abbey before the king
hasInfluenceOn French royal policy
ecclesiastical politics in France
hasOrganizationalRole spiritual leader of the abbey
temporal lord of abbey lands
hasPrivilege custody of royal regalia on some occasions
feudal lordship over abbey territories
immunity from certain royal officers
jurisdiction over dependents of the abbey
participation in royal ceremonies
right to collect rents and dues
hasSeat Basilica of Saint-Denis
headOf Basilica of Saint-Denis
surface form: Abbey of Saint-Denis
inception early Middle Ages
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Saint-Denis
locatedNear Paris
notableFor close association with French kings
role in royal funerals and burials
officeHolderCharacteristic often of noble birth
sometimes a royal favorite
usually a Benedictine monk
partOf Benedictine monastic hierarchy
French Church
positionHeldIn Basilica of Saint-Denis
surface form: Abbey of Saint-Denis
religion Roman Catholicism
significantPeriod High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
early modern period
subordinateTo King of France
surface form: King of France (in temporal matters)

Pope
territorialExtent abbey precincts and dependent priories
usedLanguage Early Modern French
Latin
Middle French
Old French

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French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères hasTitle Abbot of Saint-Denis
subject surface form: Jean de Bilhères
Abbot Suger positionHeld Abbot of Saint-Denis
this entity surface form: abbot of Saint-Denis
Abbot Suger precededByInOffice Abbot of Saint-Denis
this entity surface form: Adam (abbot of Saint-Denis)