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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture "Robert of Chaise-Dieu (d. 1067) Robert, a noble from Auvergne, was raised to become a canon of St. Julian, Brioude. But R. grew discontent with the life there. He thought of becoming a monk of Cluny, but was talked out of it. He went on pilgrimage to Rome and on his return became a hermit. There, R. attracted so many disciples that he had to found a monastery for them, the abbey of Chaise-Dieu, in 1043. The place became so popular that R. went on to found a large number of daughter houses. R. was canonized in 1070." The former abbatiale there has a most remarkable set of tapestries in the choir. A friend has a complete set of pictures of them in an on-line album. Contact me off-list and I'll send her your e-mail address if you'd like to see them. MG _________________________________________________________________ Don’t just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html