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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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

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

Pope Eugenius III., the great Suger and St. Bernard, all died when Hugh was a young man.

From Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England by Marson, Charles L. (Charles Latimer)

From 1127 to 1137 Suger devoted most of his time to the reorganization and reform of the monastery of St. Denis.

From Historia Calamitatum by Abelard, Peter