The abbot Baudry de Bourgueil was a poet who praised in verse the wine cultivated locally by the monks.
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The abbey's rich endowment likely came from several sources, principally Emma's uncle Herbert III of Omois, but also her husband's estate, which included Brolium, Longua-Aqua, Oziacum and Vendeia: Le Breuil, Longève, Gazais and La Vendée in Poitou.
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The family was pious and Odo was a lay abbot of St. Martin's Abbey, Tours, and Marmoutier Abbey.
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