Question

What was Abbot Suger’s history with St. Denis that made him so interested in its preservation? ( open ended )

Answer 1

Sugar went, at ten years old to the Saint-Denis Abbey in 1091, where he was to study in the Church school, taught by monks. Here he also worked as a secretary, a provost prior to being appointed as the abbot in 1122. The rest of his life he spent reforming the monastery, its monks, construction on the church and developing its treasury.

Answer 2

Answer:

In 1091, when Sugar was ten years old, he was sent to the Saint-Denis Abbey to study in the Church school, which was taught by monks. Prior to being appointed as the abbot in 1122, he served as a clerk and a provost here. He spent the rest of his life reforming the monastery, its monks, building the cathedral, and expanding the treasury.

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