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    Odilo of Cluny (c. 962 – 1 January 1049) was the 5th Benedictine Abbot of Cluny, succeeding Mayeul and holding the post for around 54 years. During his...
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  • Odilo may refer to: Saint Odilo of Cluny (born c.962), fifth Benedictine Abbot of Cluny Odilo, Duke of Bavaria (d. 748), son of Gotfrid of the house of...
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    (31 October). Before the standardization of Western Christian observance on 2 November by St. Odilo of Cluny in the 10th century, many Catholic congregations...
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  • early abbots of Cluny. There are two "lives" written about Majolus: one by Syrius, a monk of Cluny; and one by Odilo, the fifth abbot of Cluny. Majolus'...
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    Abbot Odilo of Cluny, Adelaide was very happy when "that Greek woman" died. Nevertheless, the imperial couple were able to secure the trust of their allies...
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    Gerald of Aurillac, another lay saint told by Odilo of Cluny. The life of Robert II is a series of exempla, intended to show that the behavior of the king...
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    Queen of the Scots: A Life in Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan. Odilo of Cluny (2004). Queenship and sanctity: The lives of Mathilda and The epitaph of Adelheid...
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    century, the modern date of All Souls' Day was popularized, after Abbot Odilo established it as a day for the monks of Cluny and associated monasteries...
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    Majolus of Cluny (died 994) St. Odilo (died 1049) St. Hugh of Cluny (died 1109) Odilo continued to reform other monasteries, but as Abbot of Cluny, he also...
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    Hugh was elected abbot of Cluny, succeeding Odilo. Later in 1049 he attended the Council of Reims, and in 1054, the Council of Tours. In March 1058, he...
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