Abbot of Saint-Denis

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The Abbot of Saint-Denis was the head of the powerful royal abbey of Saint-Denis near Paris, a major religious and political figure in medieval and early modern France closely associated with the French monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic clerical title ⓘ
abbot ⓘ
ecclesiastical office ⓘ
head of monastery ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Abbey of Saint-Denis ⓘ
lands of Saint-Denis ⓘ
associatedWith Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
French monarchy ⓘ
French royal necropolis ⓘ
country France ⓘ
follows Rule of Saint Benedict ⓘ
hasDuty administer abbey properties ⓘ
defend abbey privileges ⓘ
govern the monastic community ⓘ
oversee liturgy and worship ⓘ
represent the abbey before the king ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn French royal policy ⓘ
ecclesiastical politics in France ⓘ
hasOrganizationalRole spiritual leader of the abbey ⓘ
temporal lord of abbey lands ⓘ
hasPrivilege custody of royal regalia on some occasions ⓘ
feudal lordship over abbey territories ⓘ
immunity from certain royal officers ⓘ
jurisdiction over dependents of the abbey ⓘ
participation in royal ceremonies ⓘ
right to collect rents and dues ⓘ
hasSeat Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
headOf Abbey of Saint-Denis ⓘ
inception early Middle Ages ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Saint-Denis ⓘ
locatedNear Paris ⓘ
notableFor close association with French kings ⓘ
role in royal funerals and burials ⓘ
officeHolderCharacteristic often of noble birth ⓘ
sometimes a royal favorite ⓘ
usually a Benedictine monk ⓘ
partOf Benedictine monastic hierarchy ⓘ
French Church ⓘ
positionHeldIn Abbey of Saint-Denis ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significantPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ
subordinateTo King of France (in temporal matters) ⓘ
linked to: King of France

Pope ⓘ
territorialExtent abbey precincts and dependent priories ⓘ
usedLanguage Early Modern French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Middle French ⓘ
Old French ⓘ

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

Jean de Bilhères → hasTitle → Abbot of Saint-Denis ⓘ
Abbot Suger → positionHeld → abbot of Saint-Denis ⓘ
linked to: Abbot of Saint-Denis
Abbot Suger → precededByInOffice → Adam (abbot of Saint-Denis) ⓘ
linked to: Abbot of Saint-Denis
De Consecratione → writtenByPosition → abbot of Saint-Denis ⓘ
linked to: Abbot of Saint-Denis
Louis César de Bourbon → positionHeld → Abbot of Saint-Denis ⓘ