Illustration: THE SOCIETY OF SAINT HUGH OF CLUNY
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Hugh of Cluny (1024 – 1109) was an Abbot of Cluny, France, who is sometimes referred to as "Hugh the Great" or "Hugh of Semur". He was one of the most influential leaders of The Monastic Orders from The Middle Ages.
The son of Count Dalmatius of Semur and Aremberge of Vergy, his father wanted him to be a Knight and a Secular Leader. At the age of fourteen, he took his Monastic Vows, and later became an Abbot.
Abbot Hugh built the third Abbey Church at Cluny, the largest structure in Europe for many Centuries, with funds provided by King Ferdinand I of León. He was the driving force behind The Cluniac Monastic Movement during the last quarter of the 11th-Century, which had Priories throughout Southern France and Northern Spain.
English: The Interior of Cluny Abbey.
Italiano: L'interno dell'abbazia di Cluny nel 2005 fonte http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cluny_2005.jpg
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Hugh's relationship to King Ferdinand I and King Alphonso VI of León and Castile, as well as his influence upon Pope Urban II, who had been Prior at Cluny under Hugh, made Hugh one of the most powerful and influential figures of the Late-11th-Century. As the godfather of The Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV, he also played a role as a mediator during the conflict between Pope Gregory VII and Henry IV, though he was not successful. Additionally, he was an active Diplomat to Germany and Hungary on behalf of The Church.
