MAKERS OF THE GOTHIC MOVEMENT
Sep 09, 2021
3 minutes
Abbot Suger of Saint-Denis
Northern France c.1081-1151
lthough not a great theologian or designer, Suger is inexorably linked with the development of Gothic architecture and an early appreciator of its aesthetics. Of obscure background, in 1091 aged ten he joined the monastery of Saint-Denis near Paris and was appointed abbot in 1122. Suger’s flair for administration made him the ideal figure to oversee the logistics of rebuilding his abbey, and is depicted multiple times in the stained glass. The consecration of the new church in 1141 inspired bishops and their chapters all around France
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