Their friendship may have been shortlived for Louis had left the abbey's schooling in 1092: whilst it is not certain that the two were friends yet, it is not unlikely given the cozy number of students present. In 1124, Louis refers to Suger as a "faithful and familiar" companion (Jules Tardif, Monuments historiques, no. 391).
John F. Benton, "Suger's Life and Personality," in Paula Lieber Gerson, ed. Symposium (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986) p. 3.
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Charles Higounet, La Grange de Vaulerent (Paris: S. E. V. P. E. N., 1965) p. 11. This is a history of the Vaulerent barn and its development, from which we learn that the land had previously belonged to the Suger de Chennevières family.
Suger has a tendency to downplay Abbot Adam's achievements: these are explored in Rolf Große, "L'abbé Adam, Prédécesseur De Suger," in Rolf Große, ed. Suger en question (Munich: Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, 2004) pp. 31–43. [in French]
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When it was decided in 1931 that the statues be moved to the birth places of their representatives, Suger's was moved to Saint-Omer from a local legend that he was born there. "Statue de l'abbé Suger". Saint Omer tourism office. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024.
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When it was decided in 1931 that the statues be moved to the birth places of their representatives, Suger's was moved to Saint-Omer from a local legend that he was born there. "Statue de l'abbé Suger". Saint Omer tourism office. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024.
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John France, Medieval France at War (Leeds: Arc Humanities Press, 2022) p. 79. OCLC WorldCat 1381142379.