Events Tagged: "abbot"

St. Giles dies in France - hermit and abbot, only non-martyr of Fourteen Holy Helpers, patron of disabled

Alcuin becomes Abbot of Tours - retires from court to St. Martin's, establishes great scriptorium

Odo becomes second abbot of Cluny, begins major expansion of Cluniac reform movement throughout Europe

Saint Odo of Cluny dies; as second abbot he spread Cluniac reform to monasteries throughout France and Italy, establishing Cluny's network of dependent priories

Mayeul becomes fourth abbot of Cluny, continues expansion and increases monastery's influence

Odilo becomes fifth abbot of Cluny, introduces All Souls' Day (November 2) for commemoration of all faithful departed

Hugh the Great becomes sixth abbot of Cluny, begins his 60-year abbacy - longest in Cluny's history

Peter the Venerable dies; as ninth abbot of Cluny he commissioned first Latin translation of the Quran and defended monastery against Cistercian criticism