Person

Benedict of Aniane

c. 747–821 · 8th century

Benedict of Aniane was a Visigothic noble turned monk who founded the abbey of Aniane in southern France and became the chief monastic reformer of the Carolingian Empire. Under Louis the Pious, first in Aquitaine and then as emperor, he imposed the Rule of Saint Benedict on the monasteries of the empire. Louis founded the abbey of Inda, later Kornelimünster, near Aachen for him.

Benedict of Aniane
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Kingdom of AquitaineImperial Abbey of Kornelimünster

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Benedict of Aniane. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/benedict-of-aniane
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