Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Adam of Perseigne (c. 1145 – 1221) was a French Cistercian, Abbot of the monastery of Perseigne in the Diocese of Mans.Adam was born around 1145 into a serf, or peasant, family. He is thought to have been first a canon regular, later a Benedictine of Marmoutier and then a Cistercian. In 1188, he became Abbot of Perseigne, wither his reputation for holiness and wisdom drew the great personages of his time to seek his counsel. He was for a time the confessor to King Richard Lionheart of England.. }
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- Adam_of_Perseigne comment "Adam of Perseigne (c. 1145 – 1221) was a French Cistercian, Abbot of the monastery of Perseigne in the Diocese of Mans.Adam was born around 1145 into a serf, or peasant, family. He is thought to have been first a canon regular, later a Benedictine of Marmoutier and then a Cistercian. In 1188, he became Abbot of Perseigne, wither his reputation for holiness and wisdom drew the great personages of his time to seek his counsel. He was for a time the confessor to King Richard Lionheart of England.".