, born in 1065, was a monk of St. Vannes at Verdun, and afterwards
, born in 1065, was a monk of
St. Vannes at Verdun, and afterwards abbot of Flavigny in
the 12th century, but was dispossessed of that dignity by
the bishop of Autun, who caused another abbot to be elected.
Hugh, however, supplanted St. Laurentius, abbot of Vannes,
who was persecuted by the bishop of Verdun for his attachment to the pope, and kept his place till 1115, after which
time it is not known what became of him. He wrote the
“Chronicle of Verdun,
” which is esteemed, and may be
found in P. Labbe’s * Bibl. Manuscript."