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Hugh of Cluny ( 1024 - 1109 ) was an Abbot of Cluny . He is sometimes referred to as '''"Hugh the Great"''' and was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church as '''Saint Hugh (the Great)''' . He was one of the most influential leaders of one of the most influential Monastic Order s 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. Hugh was the driving force behing the Cluniac monastic movement during the last quarter of the 11th Century , which had priories throughout Southern France and northern Spain . Hugh's relationship to Ferdinand I and Alphonso VI of Leon and Castile , as well as his influence upon Pope Urban II , who had been prior at Cluny under Hugh, made Hugh one of the most powerful and influential figures of the late 11th century. Also, as the godfather of Henry IV , he also had a role in the conflict between Gregory VII and Henry IV. His Feast Day in the Roman Catholic Church is April 29 . EXTERNAL LINK
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