Born: 1079, Le Pallet (near Nantes), France Died: April 21, 1142, Cluniac priory, St. Marcel-sur-Saône, France. Buried: Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France.

Abelard’s birth name was Pierre du Pallet. He took the surname Abelard while in college. He was a well known philosopher and writer of the Middle Ages.

Hymns/Chants:

1. Mittit ad Virginem
2. O Quanta Qualia
   • O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be
3. Ornarun terram germina
4. Tuba Domini, Paule, maxima