Question

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

Answer 1

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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Answer 2

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.