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Abbo of Fleury, Saint

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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Abbot and martyr, born near Orléans, France, 945; died Fleury, France, 1004. He entered the Benedictine monastery at Fleury, and was appointed director of the school at Ramsey Abbey, England, 985-987, and Abbot of Fleury, 988. He was energetic in protecting the interests of the Church, and introduced into his monasteries the reform of Cluny. To restore discipline in the monastery of La Réole, Gascony, he transferred thither several monks of Fleury. In a conflict which ensued between French and Gascons he was mortally wounded. Feast, November 13,.

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Entry for 'Abbo of Fleury, Saint'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​a/abbo-of-fleury-saint.html. 1910.
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