Cluny
Cluny, Saône-et-Loire, FranceWestern Europe
Estate in the county of Mâcon in Burgundy given by Duke William for a monastery under the Rule of Benedict, free of every lord and placed under the protection of the pope.
In the foundation charter Cluny is an estate with a manor, a church dedicated to St Mary and St Peter, dependants, vineyards, woods and mills, lying in the county of Mâcon. Duke William I of Aquitaine gave it to the apostles Peter and Paul so that a monastery might be built there (Foundation Charter of Cluny). See the Founding of Cluny.
What happened here
- 11 September AD 910, estimated dateThe Founding of Cluny
Duke William of Aquitaine gives his estate at Cluny for a monastery under the Rule of Benedict and renounces every right over it, placing it under the apostles Peter and Paul and the protection of the pope.
Primary sources
Foundation Charter of Cluny
- Foundation Charter of Clunysourcebooks.fordham.edu