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."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine abbot
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
Middle English
leadershipStyle energetic
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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Past and Present notableFigureDiscussed Abbot Samson of Bury St Edmunds