| CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Archdiocese of Tours (2377 words) |
 | It is historically certain that there were monks from Auvergne there in the sixth century, on whom Gregory of Tours imposed the Rule of St. Benedict and to whom he gave the relics of St. Julian of Brioude. |
| Hugh I, Abbot of Marmoutier from 1210 to 1226, organized the estates of Meslay and Louroux, which were models of agricultural exploitation, and began the reconstruction of the basilica. |
| The latter undertaking was hindered by the violent attacks made by the counts of Blois on the monks of Marmoutier. |
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