Verse in epitaph of Rainald, Archbishop of Laon

This leader Renald lies with the glory of the pontiffs,

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First as Abbot of Vezelay, then as the Patriarch

Of Laon he burned brightly, made the honour of honour.

Heavenly gifts, treasures and ranks speak,

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Whose monk he was, near whose breast he was born,

He slept in your lap, O Cluny,

He whom committed to you, commit to the number of the pious

And with your prayers let him reach heaven.

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