Herluin of Bec

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Herluin of Bec was an 11th-century Norman nobleman-turned-monk who became the founding abbot of the influential Abbey of Bec, a major center of medieval learning and reform.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian monk
Norman nobleman
abbot
founder of monastery
associatedWith Abbey of Bec NERFINISHED
Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED
background former knight and nobleman before becoming a monk
burialPlace Abbey of Bec NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 11th century
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Normandy NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Norman
founded Abbey of Bec NERFINISHED
foundedIn 11th century
givenName Herluin NERFINISHED
hasStudent Anselm of Canterbury NERFINISHED
Lanfranc of Bec NERFINISHED
influenced Norman monasticism
medieval scholastic culture
knownFor founding the Abbey of Bec
leading an influential center of medieval learning
promoting monastic reform in Normandy
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old Norman French NERFINISHED
monasticOrder Benedictine NERFINISHED
notableFact established Bec as a major intellectual center in Western Europe NERFINISHED
renounced his noble status to pursue monastic life
notableWork foundation of the Abbey of Bec
occupation abbot
monk
soldier
placeOfBirth Normandy NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Abbey of Bec NERFINISHED
positionHeld Abbot of Bec NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
sexOrGender male

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Benedictine abbey of Bec foundedBy Herluin of Bec
Benedictine abbey of Bec notableAbbot Herluin of Bec
Bec foundedBy Herluin of Bec
subject surface form: Bec Abbey
Bec founder Herluin of Bec
subject surface form: Bec Abbey
Bec notableLeader Herluin of Bec
subject surface form: Bec Abbey