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.