Abbot Suger
E122468
Abbot Suger was a 12th-century French abbot and statesman renowned as a key patron of early Gothic architecture and a powerful advisor to the kings of France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abbot Suger canonical | 1 |
| Suger | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1012160 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Abbot Suger Context triple: [Basilica of Saint-Denis, builder, Abbot Suger]
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A.
Remigius de Fécamp
Remigius de Fécamp was an 11th-century Norman Benedictine monk and churchman who became the founding bishop of Lincoln after the Norman Conquest of England.
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B.
Guido de Brès
Guido de Brès was a 16th-century Reformed theologian and Protestant martyr from the Low Countries, best known for shaping early Calvinist doctrine and dying for his faith during the Spanish persecution.
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C.
Raymond of Poitiers
Raymond of Poitiers was a 12th-century French nobleman who became Prince of Antioch during the Crusades and played a key role in the politics and warfare of the Latin East.
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D.
French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères
French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères was a late 15th-century churchman and diplomat who served as the French ambassador to the Holy See and is best known for commissioning Michelangelo’s famed Vatican Pietà.
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E.
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux was a 12th-century French Cistercian abbot, theologian, and mystic renowned for his influential role in church reform, spirituality, and medieval politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Abbot Suger Target entity description: Abbot Suger was a 12th-century French abbot and statesman renowned as a key patron of early Gothic architecture and a powerful advisor to the kings of France.
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A.
Remigius de Fécamp
Remigius de Fécamp was an 11th-century Norman Benedictine monk and churchman who became the founding bishop of Lincoln after the Norman Conquest of England.
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B.
Guido de Brès
Guido de Brès was a 16th-century Reformed theologian and Protestant martyr from the Low Countries, best known for shaping early Calvinist doctrine and dying for his faith during the Spanish persecution.
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C.
Raymond of Poitiers
Raymond of Poitiers was a 12th-century French nobleman who became Prince of Antioch during the Crusades and played a key role in the politics and warfare of the Latin East.
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D.
French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères
French Cardinal Jean de Bilhères was a late 15th-century churchman and diplomat who served as the French ambassador to the Holy See and is best known for commissioning Michelangelo’s famed Vatican Pietà.
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E.
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux was a 12th-century French Cistercian abbot, theologian, and mystic renowned for his influential role in church reform, spirituality, and medieval politics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic cleric
ⓘ
French person ⓘ abbot ⓘ human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| advisorTo |
Louis VI of France
ⓘ
Louis VII of France ⓘ |
| architecturalStylePromoted | Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Basilica of Saint-Denis
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbey of Saint-Denis
Capetian dynasty ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
near Paris ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1081 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 13 January 1151 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Basilica of Saint-Denis ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Denis
|
| education |
Basilica of Saint-Denis
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbey of Saint-Denis
royal court school ⓘ |
| employer |
French Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
French crown
|
| era | 12th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture patronage
ⓘ
ecclesiastical administration ⓘ royal governance ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Gothic cathedrals in France
ⓘ
use of stained glass in Gothic churches ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of the Gothic style in church architecture
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patronage of early Gothic architecture ⓘ rebuilding of the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis ⓘ service as advisor to the kings of France ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Latin ⓘ |
| name |
Abbot Suger
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Suger
|
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation |
abbot of Saint-Denis
ⓘ
royal advisor ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Second Crusade (as political figure and regent at home) ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Basilica of Saint-Denis
ⓘ
surface form:
Abbey Church of Saint-Denis
early Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Abbot of Saint-Denis
ⓘ
surface form:
abbot of Saint-Denis
regent of France ⓘ royal minister ⓘ |
| precededByInOffice |
Abbot of Saint-Denis
ⓘ
surface form:
Adam (abbot of Saint-Denis)
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleDuringEvent | regent of France during Louis VII’s absence on the Second Crusade ⓘ |
| succeededByInOffice | Odo of Deuil (as abbot of Saint-Denis) ⓘ |
| wrote |
De Administratione
ⓘ
De Consecratione ⓘ |
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Subject: Abbot Suger Description of subject: Abbot Suger was a 12th-century French abbot and statesman renowned as a key patron of early Gothic architecture and a powerful advisor to the kings of France.
Referenced by (2)
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