Saint Hugh of Cluny, also known as Hugh the Great, Hugh of Cluni, Hugh of Semur, or Hugues de Cluny, was born into the Burgundian nobility in 1024. He was the eldest son of Count Dalmatius of Semur and Aremberge of Vergy. While his father hoped for him to become a knight and secular leader, his mother received a vision from a local priest predicting that Hugh was destined for religious life....