Abbot Suger of St-Denis | |
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![]() A redrawing of Suger from a stained glass window found in his abbey | |
Personal | |
Born | c. 1081, likely in Chennevières-lès-Louvres[1] |
Died | 13 January 1151 (aged ~70) |
Resting place | Basilica of Saint-Denis |
Suger (French: [syʒɛʁ]; Latin: Sugerius; c. 1081 – 13 January 1151) was a French abbot and statesman. He was a key advisor to King Louis VI and his son Louis VII, acting as the latter's regent during the Second Crusade. His writings remain seminal texts for early twelfth-century Capetian history, and his reconstruction of the Basilica of Saint-Denis where he was abbot was instrumental in the creation of Gothic architecture.