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Abbot Suger

French abbot-statesmen, historian and the influential first patron of Gothic architecture (1080-1151)
Person Human Q137934

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
1080
Date of death
January 13, 1151
Place of birth
Chennevières-lès-Louvres
Place of death
Saint-Denis
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of France[11]
Occupation
architect, historian, writer, monk, politician, Prince of the Church[13]
Position held
Wikidata item, regent of France, abbot[14][15][16]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[23]
Notable work
Basilica of Saint-Denis, Vita Ludovici Grossi regis, De ordinatione, Libellus alter de consecratione ecclesiae sancti Dionysii, Liber de rebus in administratione sua gestis, Letters[17][18][19][20][21][22]
Cause of death
malaria[25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
medieval Latin, Old French[33][34]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28][29][30][31][32]
Different from
sugar[36]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
Name in native language
Suger[35]
Native language
Old French[12]
Place of burial
Basilica of Saint-Denis[10]
Religious order
Benedictines[26]
Writing language
medieval Latin
🏷️ Also known as
en Suger en Abbot Suger en Abbot of Saint-Denis Suger en Abbot of Saint Denis Suger en Abbé Suger en Suger of Saint-Denis cs abbas S. Dionysii Sugerus cs abbé de Saint-Denis Sugerius cs Abbot of Saint Denis Suger cs Sugerius cs Sugerus da Abbed Suger af Saint-Denis da Abbed Suger de Suger von Saint-Denis el Συζέ ντε Σαιν Ντενί el Συζέ el Αββάς Συζέ fa ابوت سوژه fi Apotti Suger fr Suger de Saint-Denis
🔖 Identifiers · 117
ISNI
0000000110253907
VIAF cluster ID
40171354
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50010757
GND ID
118619942
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Suger cour Napoleon Louvre.jpg ↗
ARLIMA ID
12922
Academy of Athens authority ID
64638
American Academy in Rome ID
11111572, 12456875
Angelicum ID
194849
ArchINFORM person/group ID
3725
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
suger-de-saint-denis
Artists of the World ID
00147338
Show all 117 identifiers +105
BABEL author ID
505
BHCL UUID
e84ab24e-cbc2-4dda-8613-6ed8c976e4c5
BHF author ID
000007319
BIBSYS ID
90353357, 9029547
BVMC person ID
20294
Babelio author ID
159464
Bibale ID
41857
Biblioteca Iglesia Nacional Española en Roma ID
42275
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12083604v
Biblissima authority ID
1997 Austrian Grand Prix
British Museum person or institution ID
163411
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
suger-von-saint-denis
CBDB.cz author ID
39253
CCAB ID
000067417
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01324304
CONOR.BG ID
22156901
CONOR.SI ID
162070115
Catalogue of the Capitular Library of Verona author ID
2573
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
14326a
CiNii Research ID
1140000791794294784
Corpus Corporum author ID
Sugerius_S_Dionysii
DDB person (GND) ID
118619942
DFK Paris person ID
0010000097
DLL Catalog author ID
A4925
Databazeknih.cz author ID
21058
De Agostini ID
Suger
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118619942
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118619942
Documenta Catholica Omnia author ID
30_10_1081-1152-_Sugerius_Sancti_Dionysii_Abbas
ELNET ID
a11463557
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
189044
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
3JY1V8
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
547294
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Suger
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
suger
FAST ID
3183
FES digital collections entity ID
351493
FranceArchives agent ID
695189930
Freebase ID
/m/01bzgp
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
suger
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0064480
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Suger
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4171311
Grove Art Online ID
T082237
Harper's tag
suger-abbot-of-st-denis
Hill Museum & Manuscript Library ID
person/703046134398
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
58666
ICCROM authority ID
100755
IdRef ID
028147421
IxTheo authority ID
07940894X
J9U entity ID
987007268628905171
Kallías ID
PE00679276
Lex ID
Suger
Libraries Australia ID
35813387
Libris-URI
sq469z2b05hdq4d
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
05501/eu_s_3200/s3200
MMB ID
71676
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
S/suger
Monumenta.ch ID
313
Museum-digital person/organization ID
136942
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01754426
NDL Authority ID
00904861
NE.se ID
suger
NL CR AUT ID
jn19990008351
NLA Trove people ID
1099403
NLP ID
a0000002727611
NNDB people ID
274/000097980
NUKAT ID
n00043009
National Library of Brazil ID
000346209
National Library of Chile ID
000025799
National Library of Greece ID
155253
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Ptq;=CF
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810658535505606
National Library of Portugal ID
172479
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX892758
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068307020
Obálky knih ID
jn19990008351
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3981123
Open Library ID
OL5609101A, OL115630A, OL5495484A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100541171
PUG authority ID
96198
Parsifal cluster ID
390k (106k–602k, n=4)
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
76736
Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ID
16732
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
47621
Quora topic ID
Suger
RERO ID (legacy)
A000156644
RKDartists ID
486028
SBN author ID
SBLV303320
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
24329, 19686
SELIBR ID
260770
SHARE Catalogue author ID
422564
SNAC ARK ID
w63r1zc7
SVKKL authority ID
p0112142-Suger-asi-10811151
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
4292
Structurae person ID
1001079
Treccani ID
suger-de-saint-denis
Union List of Artist Names ID
500113056
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
7995, 6284
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1035796
Unz Review author ID
SugerAbbot
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12282075, ADV11111572
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/37199
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjt6YqCYv4CjcvRXbfyVC
Yale LUX ID
person/4d8c97cc-f7cf-4b9b-b1ff-76b7e4e3c875

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, politician, architect, historian, monk
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Old French, medieval Latin
Cause of death 1
malaria
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of France
Different from 1
sugar
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Native language 1
Old French
Notable work 1
Basilica of Saint-Denis
Place of birth 1
Chennevières-lès-Louvres
Place of burial 1
Basilica of Saint-Denis
Place of death 1
Saint-Denis
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Religious order 1
Benedictines
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
medieval Latin
← Architect 1
Basilica of Saint-Denis
← Characters 1
The Pillars of the Earth
← Commissioned by 1
Suger's Eagle
← FactGrid item ID 1
Ussel
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Summary

Abbot Suger was born in 1080[1] in Chennevières-lès-Louvres[2]. He died on January 13, 1151[3], in Saint-Denis[4]. He worked as an architect[5], historian[6], writer[7], monk[8], and politician[9].

FAQs

Where was Abbot Suger born?

Abbot Suger was born in Chennevières-lès-Louvres[2].

Where did Abbot Suger die?

Abbot Suger died in Saint-Denis[4].

What did Abbot Suger do for work?

Abbot Suger worked as an architect[5], historian[6], writer[7], monk[8], and politician[9].

Related Entities

Kingdom of France Ussel

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . Documenta Catholica Omnia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . Parsifal catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Documenta Catholica Omnia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Open Library ID: OL5495484A, deprecate Open Library ID redirect(s) OL5495484A → OL115630A (target already on item; added by blocked sock AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction, QS"
  2. 26d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL5609101A, OL115630A, OL5495484A
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  3. 5w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [de] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #57891: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/5"
  4. 8w ago · Paperoastro · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → 1080
    "Changed claim: Date of birth: 1080"
  5. 15w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority ID → 1997 Austrian Grand Prix
    "Created claim: Biblissima authority ID: Q15588, Import ID Biblissima V2 (details)"
  6. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → suger-abbot-of-st-denis
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: suger-abbot-of-st-denis, Matched to suger abbot of st denis (#289958721) in…"
  7. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 3JY1V8
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  8. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118619942
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  9. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 351493
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 351493, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782398664614"
  10. 20w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID → 189044
    "Removed claim: Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 189044, дублирующееся значение / duplicate value"
  11. 20w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Treccani ID → suger-de-saint-denis
    Kallías ID → PE00679276
    Academy of Athens authority ID → 64638
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021) → 547294
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #37018: add P1810 to P12458"
  12. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster ID → 105932, 602493, 373685 +1
    "Created claim: Parsifal cluster ID: 602493, Matched to Sugerius s. Dionysii (#161487873) in Parsifal pe…"
  13. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0112142-Suger-asi-10811151
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0112142-Suger-asi-10811151, batch #259493"
  14. 24w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Wikidata item, regent of France, abbot
    Occupation → architect, historian, writer +1
    "Created claim: Position held: abbot"
  15. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → architect, historian, writer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31719: import P21 and P106 from GND (16)"
  16. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp01324304
    "Removed claim: CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00396637, batch #257929"
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