The Abbot of Cluny appears in Filostrato’s first tale (I, 7) and Elissa’s tenth (X, 2). In both cases, his character is based in a medieval belief that the Abbot of Cluny—a famously wealthy and culturally powerful monastery—was the richest monk in Europe. In Filostrato’s tale, his meals are lavish, while in Elissa’s, he ruins his stomach from overindulgence in food and wine. He thus represents the worldliness of many figures in the medieval church, who lived like grand lords rather than humble monks and priests, contributing to The Decameron’s anticlerical satire. His wealth, as well as his initial lack of generosity to Primas and hatred towards Ghino di Tacco, add him to the ongoing critique of clerical greed and sinfulness in The Decameron, yet in both cases he is persuaded to see the error of his ways.