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3 unusual facts about Bourgueil Abbey


Bourgueil Abbey

The abbot Baudry de Bourgueil was a poet who praised in verse the wine cultivated locally by the monks.

The abbey's rich endowment likely came from several sources, principally Emma's uncle Herbert III of Omois, but also her husband's estate, which included Brolium, Longua-Aqua, Oziacum and Vendeia: Le Breuil, Longève, Gazais and La Vendée in Poitou.

The family was pious and Odo was a lay abbot of St. Martin's Abbey, Tours, and Marmoutier Abbey.



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