Suger

British  

/ suːˈʒɛə /

noun

1. 1081–1151, French ecclesiastic and statesman, who acted as adviser to Louis VI and regent (1147–49) to Louis VII. As abbot of Saint-Denis (1122–51) he influenced the development of Gothic architecture

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Example Sentences

Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis, on the French capital’s outskirts, invented this art style in the early 1100s to glorify God in a spectacular new way.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2019

After mete, quinces, or marmalade, Pomegranates, Orenges sliced eaten with Suger, Succate of the pilles or barkes therof, and of pomecitres, olde apples and peres, Prunes, Reisons, Dates & Nuttes.

From The Sweating Sickness A boke or counseill against the disease commonly called the sweate or sweatyng sicknesse by Caius, John

Adam died in 1123, and his successor, referred to by Abélard in Chapter X, was none other than Suger himself.

From Historia Calamitatum by Abelard, Peter

Its attribution depends entirely upon the statement of Suger, abbot of St Denis in the 12th century, who added a back and arms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various

Suger was born in 1081, he and his brother, Alvise, who was Bishop of Arras, both being destined for the Episcopate.

From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Addison, Julia de Wolf Gibbs