Hugh of Cluny

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Hugh of Cluny was an influential 11th-century Benedictine abbot and church reformer who greatly expanded Cluny Abbey’s power and prestige across medieval Europe.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Hugh of Cluny canonical 5
Abbot Hugh of Cluny 1
Hugh the Great of Cluny 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine abbot ⓘ
Catholic saint ⓘ
Christian monk ⓘ
church reformer ⓘ
medieval abbot ⓘ
activeIn 11th century ⓘ
early 12th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hugh the Great of Cluny ⓘ
linked to: Hugh of Cluny

Hugo of Cluny ⓘ
linked to: Hugh of Cluny

Saint Hugh of Cluny ⓘ
linked to: Hugh of Cluny
appointedBy Cluniac community ⓘ
linked to: Benedictines
birthDate 1024-05-13 ⓘ
birthPlace Burgundy ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Semur-en-Brionnais ⓘ
burialPlace Cluny Abbey ⓘ
canonizationStatus recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church ⓘ
closeAssociate Countess Matilda of Tuscany ⓘ
linked to: Matilda of Tuscany

Emperor Henry IV ⓘ
Pope Gregory VII ⓘ
Pope Urban II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France ⓘ
deathDate 1109-04-28 ⓘ
deathPlace Cluny ⓘ
linked to: Cluny Abbey

Cluny Abbey ⓘ
endTime 1109 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
feastDay April 29 ⓘ
givenName Hugh ⓘ
influenced Gregorian Reform ⓘ
Pope Gregory VII ⓘ
church-state relations in medieval Europe ⓘ
medieval monasticism ⓘ
knownFor expanding Cluny’s network of dependent priories ⓘ
mediating between secular rulers and the papacy ⓘ
promoting liturgical splendor ⓘ
strengthening papal authority ⓘ
supporting the Peace and Truce of God movement ⓘ
memberOf Order of Saint Benedict ⓘ
linked to: Benedictines
movement Cluniac Reforms ⓘ
linked to: Cluniac reforms
notableWork Expansion of Cluny Abbey ⓘ
linked to: Cluny Abbey

Promotion of Cluniac reforms ⓘ
patronOf Cluniac monasteries across Europe ⓘ
positionHeld Abbot of Cluny ⓘ
region Burgundy ⓘ
medieval Europe ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Cluny Abbey ⓘ
startTime 1049 ⓘ
uncleOf Pope Urban II ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cluny Abbey → hadAbbot → Hugh of Cluny ⓘ
Walk to Canossa → hasNotableFigure → Abbot Hugh of Cluny ⓘ
linked to: Hugh of Cluny
Hugues → borneBy → Hugues de Cluny ⓘ
linked to: Hugh of Cluny
Odilo of Cluny → successor → Hugh of Cluny ⓘ
Hugh of Cluny → alsoKnownAs → Hugh the Great of Cluny ⓘ
linked to: Hugh of Cluny
Hugh of Cluny → alsoKnownAs → Hugo of Cluny ⓘ
linked to: Hugh of Cluny
Hugh of Cluny → alsoKnownAs → Saint Hugh of Cluny ⓘ
linked to: Hugh of Cluny
Order of Cluny → notableAbbot → Hugh of Cluny ⓘ
Odilo of Cluny → successor → Hugh of Cluny ⓘ
subject linked to: Odilo
Abbot of Cluny → notableOfficeHolder → Hugh of Cluny ⓘ