Abbot Samson of Bury St Edmunds
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Abbot Samson of Bury St Edmunds was a 12th-century English Benedictine abbot renowned for his energetic and reforming leadership, vividly portrayed in Carlyle’s "Past and Present."
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benedictine abbot
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Christian monk ⓘ English abbot ⓘ |
| areaOfReform |
financial administration of the abbey
ⓘ
management of abbey estates ⓘ monastic discipline ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bury St Edmunds Abbey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
town of Bury St Edmunds ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced | later perceptions of medieval monastic leadership ⓘ |
| knownFor |
energetic monastic leadership
ⓘ
portrayal in Thomas Carlyle’s "Past and Present" ⓘ reforming administration of Bury St Edmunds Abbey ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Middle English ⓘ |
| leadershipStyle |
energetic
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reforming ⓘ |
| monastery | Bury St Edmunds Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | election as abbot of Bury St Edmunds in the 12th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbot
ⓘ
monk ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Bury St Edmunds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Thomas Carlyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | "Past and Present" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Abbot of Bury St Edmunds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| religiousOrder | Benedictines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
Thomas Carlyle’s historical writings
ⓘ
medieval monastic chronicles ⓘ |
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