What is Abbot Suger?
[[File:Abbot Suger.jpg|thumb|Suger of Saint-Denis on a medieval window]] '''Abbot Suger''' (c. [[1081]] – [[January 13]], [[1151]]) was one of the last [[France|French]] abbot-statesmen. He was also a historian and the first [[patron]] of [[Gothic architecture]]. == Life == Suger was part of a poor family, and in [[1091]], he was brought to the [[Saint Denis Basilica|abbey of Saint-Denis]]. There he trained and eventually became secretary to the [[abbot]] of Saint-Denis in [[1104]]. He took a trip to [[Italy]], and when he came back, he became the abbot of St-Denis. Until [[1127]], he worked at the abbey of St-Denis and worked to reform it. == Other websites == * [http://www.buzzle.com/articles/gothic-art-abbe-suger.html Gothic Art and Abbe Suger] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113105007/http://www.buzzle.com/articles/gothic-art-abbe-suger.html |date=2013-11-13 }} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Suger, Abbot}} [[Category:1081 births]] [[Category:1151 deaths]] [[Category:French Roman Catholic priests]]