Suger
Suger | |
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A redrawing of Suger from a stained glass window found in his abbey. | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | c. 1081, likely in Chennevières-lès-Louvres |
| Died | 13 January 1151 (aged ~70) |
| Resting place | Basilica of Saint-Denis |
Suger (/suːˈʒɛər/; 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 creating the Gothic architecture style.