St. Robert (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Pierre Auguste Fournet · 1913
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Robert of Chaise-Dieu, founder of a flourishing Auvergne abbey, spent forty years at Cluny before building his own house. Born at Aurillac about 1000 to the family of the counts of Aurillac, kin of St Gerald, he studied at Brioude near the basilica of St Julian. Ordained priest, he shone in piety, charity, eloquent preaching, and miracles.
Drawn to live under his countryman Odilo, he stayed at Cluny about forty years. Brought back to Brioude by force, he went to Rome to consult the pope, and Benedict IX encouraged him to retire with two companions to a wooded plateau south-east of Auvergne. There he built Chaise-Dieu, raised to an abbey by Leo IX, numbering three hundred monks at his death in 1067.
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| CREATOR | Pierre Auguste Fournet |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |