Hugh of Cluny
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Hugh (13 May 1024 – 29 April 1109), sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was the Abbot of Cluny from 1049 until his death. He was one of the most influential leaders of the monastic orders from the Middle Ages.
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Hugh of Cluny | |
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Born | 1024 Semur-en-Brionnais, Brionnais (now Saône-et-Loire), France |
Died | 29 April 1109[1] Cluny, Brionnais (now Saône-et-Loire), France |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Canonized | 6 January 1120 by Pope Callixtus II |
Feast | 29 April |
Patronage | Against fever |
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