Hugh of Cluny

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Another "Hugh the Great" (died 956 AD) was a founder of the power of the House of Capet that ruled France.

The Abbot of Cluny sometimes referred to as "Hugh the Great" who was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Hugh (the Great) (1024 - 1109) was one of the most influential leaders of one of the most influential monastic orders of the Middle Ages. Funded by Ferdinand I of Leon, Abbot Hugh built the third abbey church at Cluny, the largest structure in Europe for many centuries.