This is an incomplete list of abbots through history. At the moment it is primarily of the Catholic Church however this is under correction. You are encouraged to add to this list.

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Aaron

Aaron was the abbot of St. Martin in Cologne, Germany since the year 1042. He was of Scottish origin, but pilgrimaged in his youth to Colonia to the Scottish convent of St. Martin. He became abbot of the same in 1042. Later, he became abbot of St. Pantaleon. Aaron died on December 14, 1052.

The library of St. Martin conserves his work Tractatum de utilitate cantus vocalis et de modo cantandi atque psallendi.

Sources

• Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version (http://mdz2.bib-bvb.de/~adb/)

Abel

Saint Abel (died 5 August 764) was abbot of Lobbes and archbishop of Rheims.

Of Scottish origins, Abel travelled with other Christian teachers like Boniface and Willibrord to Franconia. He appears to have first operated in the abbey of Lobbes. On 3 March 744 he became archbishop of Rheims in the synod of Soissons.

Despite support from king Carloman, Abel was not in the favour of Pope Zacharias. The pope refused to hand the pallium to abel and gave it to archbishop Hartbert von Sens instead. Thus Abel could not stand his ground and retired (probably in 745) to the abbey af Lobbes, where he continued to spread the word until his death in 764.

Sources

• Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version (http://mdz2.bib-bvb.de/~adb/)