Catholic Encyclopedia - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11207c.htm
St. Odilo became abbot of Cluny shortly before Abbot Mayeul's death in 994. The Cluniac reform flourished during his tenure in office, and St. Odilo was instrumental in bringing about the "Peace of God". He died in 1048. |
Patron Saints Index - http://saints.sqpn.com/sainto04.htm
Profile of St. Odilo, the "Archangel of Monks". |
St. Odilo - http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=806
Short biography of the fifth abbot of Cluny. |
The Saints: A Concise Biographical Dictionary - http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/ODILO.htm
Says that St. Odilo's subjection of other monasteries to Cluny constituted the first religious order, properly speaking. |