The Abbot of Cluny was the head of the powerful monastery of
List of abbots
References
[http://www.uni-muenster.de/Fruehmittelalter/Projekte/Cluny/abbates_cluny.htm Catalogus abbatum Cluniacensium]
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Cluny — A reform of the Benedictines, which grew out of the abbey of Cluny, in Burgundy, in 910. The Cluniacs organisation was more centralised than the Benedictines : daughter houses, established as priories, remained dependent upon the mother house,… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Odo of Cluny, Saint — ▪ French abbot Introduction French Saint Odon, or Eudes, de Cluny born 878 or 879, probably in Aquitaine [France] died Nov. 18, 942, Tours, Touraine [France]; feast day November 18 second abbot of Cluny (927–942) and an important… … Universalium
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Odo of Cluny — Saint Odo of Cluny Born ca. 878 Le Mans, France Died November 18, 942 Honored in Roman Catholic Church Feast November 18 Patronage for r … Wikipedia
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