William of Volpiano
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Saint William of Volpiano (Italian: Guglielmo da Volpiano; French: Guillaume de Volpiano, also of Dijon, of Saint-Benignus, or of Fécamp; June/July 962 – 1 January 1031) was a Northern Italian monastic reformer, composer, and founding abbot of numerous abbeys in Burgundy, Italy and Normandy.
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Saint William of Volpiano | |
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Born | June/July 962 San Giulio Island, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 1 January 1031 |
Honored in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | 1 January |
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