(1081–1151). Abbot of Saint-Denis from 1122 to 1151, Suger is one of the most interesting representatives of French monastic culture in the 12th century, combining an extraordinary devotion to his monastery with an understanding of the weaknesses...

1081?-1151 French Architect, Politician, and Church Administrator Suger, through his promotion of the redesign and reconstruction of the Abbey Church of St. Denis, near Paris, France, is regarded as the originator of gothic architecture. He also had...

Suger (c. 1081 – January 13, 1151) was one of the last French abbot-statesmen, a historian and the influential first patron of Gothic architecture. Suger was born into a poor family and in 1091 was brought to the nearby abbey of Saint-Denis for...