[72] Pignot's "Histoire de l'Ordre de Cluny," Tome i., pp. 97-8. [73] Pignot. Tome i., p. 413. [74] Odilon founded the "Fête des Trépassés." [75] The three others were Urban II., Pascal II., and Urban V. [76] "Life and Times of Hildebrand," p. 128, by Right Rev. A. H. Mathew, D.D. Bishop Mathew describes Hildebrand's connection with Cluny as a myth, probably originating in his visit to this monastery during the pontificate of Leo X.; but Creighton, Milman, and other historians have accepted Cluny's claims to Hildebrand. Whatever the truth may be, certainly Hughes and Hildebrand were friends, united by a common aim. [77] P. Lorain. "Essai Historique sur l'Abbaye de Cluny," vol. II., pp. 99-100. [78] Bull: Clun, p. 21. Quoted in Pignot's "Histoire de l'Ordre de Cluny," Vol. ii., pp. 99-100. [79] P. Lorain. "Essai Historique sur Cluny," pp. 72-73. [80] Its total length was 555 feet, about the same as that of Winchester Cathedral; that of St. Peter is about 560 feet. [81] These gates still exist. [82] This narthex did not form part of Hugues' Church. It was not added until the time of Robert I., twentieth abbot of Cluny, in 1220--but it is more convenient to deal with it here. [83] Cluny is the only church in France with two transepts. English examples, which are rare, include Salisbury and York. The purpose of the second transept was probably to add to the architectural beauty of the church, by opening up more vistas, and to provide additional space for altars. See Bond's "Gothic Architecture in England." [84] Flying buttresses were added in the thirteenth century to prevent the collapse of the nave walls. [85] Lorain, p. 237-8. "Non rasura, sed potius excoratio." In view of this statement, the accompanying psalm-singing is rendered the more meritorious. [86] Psalm cxviii., v. [87] Pignot, Vol. II., pp. 62-67. [88] The relics of Cluny included also, among many others, a veil, hair and clothing of the Virgin; the palm which Christ carried on His triumphal entry into Jerusalem; the vessel in which Jesus changed water into wine at the marriage of Cana in Galilee; portions of the true cross and the crown of thorns; two rings of the iron chain which held St. Peter when the angel came to deliver him from prison, etc., etc. See Lorain, p. 330. [89] See "Cluny, la Ville et l'Abbaye," by A. Penjon, pp. 159-166. [Illustration: Heading, chapter VI; Early Clunisian Ornament] CHAPTER VI THE MOTHER ABBEY It is time to turn from Cluny of the past to Cluny of the present. We have not far to go; for the town is still the abbey, and will be so yet, I hope, for many a year to come.