Guigo I
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Guigo I also known as Guigues du Chastel was a Carthusian
monk and the 5th prior
of Grande Chartreuse
monastery in the 12th century, i.e. the 5th successor of Saint Bruno
. He died about 1136, and is distinct from Guigo II
, the 9th prior of the same monastery.
He was named prior at age 26, just three years after entering the monastery. He compiled 476 proverb like sayings that characterized the wisdom of solitary, monastic life..
He was a man of considerable learning, was known for his eloquence and great memory. He was a close friend of St. Bernard of Clairvaux
and of Peter the Venerable
, both of whom wrote of Guigo's sanctity.
Carthusian
The Carthusian Order, also called the Order of St. Bruno, is a Roman Catholic religious order of enclosed monastics. The order was founded by Saint Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns...
monk and the 5th prior
Prior
Prior is an ecclesiastical title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier, first', with several notable uses.-Monastic superiors:A Prior is a monastic superior, usually lower in rank than an Abbot. In the Rule of St...
of Grande Chartreuse
Grande Chartreuse
Grande Chartreuse is the head monastery of the Carthusian order. It is located in the Chartreuse Mountains, north of the city of Grenoble, in the commune of Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse , France. Originally, the château belonged to the See of Grenoble...
monastery in the 12th century, i.e. the 5th successor of Saint Bruno
Bruno of Cologne
Saint Bruno of Cologne , the founder of the Carthusian Order, personally founded the order's first two communities...
. He died about 1136, and is distinct from Guigo II
Guigo II
Guigo II was a Carthusian monk and the 9th prior of Grande Chartreuse monastery in the 12th century. He died about 1193, and is distinct from Guigo I, the 5th prior of the same monastery.Surnamed "angelic" he was the 9th prior of the monastery...
, the 9th prior of the same monastery.
He was named prior at age 26, just three years after entering the monastery. He compiled 476 proverb like sayings that characterized the wisdom of solitary, monastic life..
He was a man of considerable learning, was known for his eloquence and great memory. He was a close friend of St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order.After the death of his mother, Bernard sought admission into the Cistercian order. Three years later, he was sent to found a new abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen known as the Val...
and of Peter the Venerable
Peter the Venerable
Peter the Venerable , also known as Peter of Montboissier, abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Cluny, born to Blessed Raingarde in Auvergne, France. He has been honored as a saint but has never been formally canonized.-Life:Peter was "Dedicated to God" at birth and given to the monastery at...
, both of whom wrote of Guigo's sanctity.