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Robert de Champeaux was the abbot of Tavistock Abbey, Devon, England[1][2][3] from April 1285[4] to 1325.[3] He was known for his "piety and zeal for improvement"[4] and has been described as probably "the greatest and wisest" of "the abbots in the later monastic period".[5]
Abbot Robert's abbacy was long[6] and regarded as prosperous, and he is known from several documents.[7][8] He was well known for the largess of his gifts of alms to the poor of Devon[9][10] and for providing a living for church workers in the district.[4]
He was an avid builder of church buildings.
The Church of St Eustachius in Tavistock township was built in 1318 by Abbot Robert Champeaux[11] as was the church of St Mary and St Rumon in the same year.[4]
He also added to the Monastery itself.
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