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William of Volpiano
William of Volpiano was an Italian-born Benedictine monk, abbot of Saint-Bénigne in Dijon and a leading figure of the Cluniac reform. Invited by Duke Richard II, he reformed the abbey of Fécamp in Normandy from 1001 and spread monastic reform to many Norman houses, laying the foundations of the duchy's monastic revival. He also founded the abbey of Fruttuaria in Piedmont.
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