William (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Michael Ott · 1913
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William, Abbot of Saint-Bénigne at Dijon, was a Cluniac reformer of the eleventh century. Born on Giuglio island in Lake Orta near Novara in 962, he died at Fécamp on 1 January 1031. Brought as an oblate at seven to Locedia, he moved to Cluny in 987. A year later Majolus sent him to reform Saint-Saturnin near Avignon, and on his return in 990 he became Abbot of Saint-Bénigne and took priesthood that June.
From Dijon, William spread Cluny's strict discipline through monasteries in Normandy, Burgundy, and Lorraine. Langres set him over every house in its diocese, and he ruled more than forty monasteries and twelve hundred monks. He founded schools for monks, candidates, and layfolk, and at Saint-Bénigne raised a Romanesque church between 1001 and 1018, then France's most beautiful. Though never formally canonized, he is honoured as a saint with a feast on 1 January.
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| CREATOR | Michael Ott |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |