With the building of the Royal Abbey, Suger manifested his talents, not just in architecture but in balancing the income from agricultural activities: “The evidence of Abbot Suger of St. Denis and his application of specific agricultural incomes for the reconstruction of his abbey church survives as a very exceptional record” (Verdon and Dally 175). Construction costs were very enormous and the money that the king was giving to Suger was enormous too. This was recorded by Bernard of Clairvaux and he wrote: “that the abbot had learned to suck (sugere) the breasts of Divine Wisdom rather than the lips of flatters” (Bradbury 129). Even though the cost is too high, this didn’t stop Suger to continue the construction. To balance the the income of
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The heads of the monasteries, such as Abbot Suger, put the wealth of the church to rebuilding, embellishing, and decorating the place of prayer (Braunfels 7). Some of the funding that the Abbot receive were from wealthy landlords who were guilty of committing arson, rape, murder, and other deeds of destruction. By donating to the church they feel that their sins were relinquished and forgiven (Verdon and Dally 175). The renovation was on full force. People Saint-Denis were donating everything they can. Even Louis the Young and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitane, donated a tremendous amount of relics and gems to decorate the Royal Abbey (Panofsky 79). On the book of Suger “Abbot Suger on the Abbey Church of St.-Denis and Its Art Treasure,” he wrote that “you could see how kings, princes, and many outstanding men, following our example, took the rings off the fingers of their hands and ordered, out of love for the Holy Martyrs, that gold, stones and precious pearls of the rings be put into the that panel. […] And such a crowd of dealers in precious gems flocked in on us from diverse dominions and regions that we did not wish to buy…” (Panofsky 55) meaning that everyone wants to collaborate with the building of the church. He had massive amounts of donations to reconstruct the Royal
The heads of the monasteries, such as Abbot Suger, put the wealth of the church to rebuilding, embellishing, and decorating the place of prayer (Braunfels 7). Some of the funding that the Abbot receive were from wealthy landlords who were guilty of committing arson, rape, murder, and other deeds of destruction. By donating to the church they feel that their sins were relinquished and forgiven (Verdon and Dally 175). The renovation was on full force. People Saint-Denis were donating everything they can. Even Louis the Young and his wife, Eleanor of Aquitane, donated a tremendous amount of relics and gems to decorate the Royal Abbey (Panofsky 79). On the book of Suger “Abbot Suger on the Abbey Church of St.-Denis and Its Art Treasure,” he wrote that “you could see how kings, princes, and many outstanding men, following our example, took the rings off the fingers of their hands and ordered, out of love for the Holy Martyrs, that gold, stones and precious pearls of the rings be put into the that panel. […] And such a crowd of dealers in precious gems flocked in on us from diverse dominions and regions that we did not wish to buy…” (Panofsky 55) meaning that everyone wants to collaborate with the building of the church. He had massive amounts of donations to reconstruct the Royal