Romanesque architecture to the picks of Kenneth John Conant '15, associate professor of Architecture and a corps of student assistants, the Abbey of Cluny, ...

By 1100, the Benedictine abbey of Cluny (in Burgundy) controlled more than 1,000 dependent abbeys and vied with the pope for control of the Church. But power corrupts – even Benedictine monks.

By 1100, the Benedictine abbey of Cluny (in Burgundy) controlled more than 1,000 dependent abbeys and vied with the pope for control of the Church. But power corrupts -- even Benedictine monks.

Cluny, France, Sep 10, 2009 / 01:18 am. The French city of Cluny is preparing to begin a year of celebrations for the 1100 th anniversary of the famous Cluny Abbey.. The abbey, founded in the year ...

By 1100, the Benedictine abbey of Cluny (in Burgundy) controlled more than 1,000 dependent abbeys and vied with the pope for control of the Church. But power corrupts -- even Benedictine monks.