Robert de Champeaux was the abbot of Tavistock Abbey, Devon, England [1] [2] [3] from April 1285 [4] to 1325. [3] He was known for his "piety and zeal for improvement" [4] and has been described as probably "the greatest and wisest" of "the abbots in the later monastic period". [5]
Abbot Robert's abbacy was long [6] and regarded as prosperous, and he is known from several documents. [7] [8] He was well known for the largess of his gifts of alms to the poor of Devon [9] [10] and for providing a living for church workers in the district. [4]
He was an avid builder of church buildings.
The Church of St Eustachius in Tavistock township was built in 1318 by Abbot Robert Champeaux [11] as was the church of St Mary and St Rumon in the same year. [4]
He also added to the Monastery itself.