Raoul d'Avranches
Raoul d'Avranches (Radulfus[1]) was a bishop of Bayeux at the end of the 10th century and the beginning of the 11th century.[2]
Biography[edit]
Originally from Dol-de-Bretagne, Raoul was from a noble family.[3]
He succeeded bishop Richard and became bishop of Bayeux in 986.
According to the Gallia Christiana, he occupied the seat around 966, but this date seems unlikely.[1]
He signed for foundations in favor of the abbey of Fécamp by the Duke of Normandy in 989 and attended a council held in Rouen in 990.[3]
He was present at the dedication of the church of S. Trinité at Fécamp in 990.
In 1006 a fire destroyed the cathedral of Bayeux.
Radulfus died shortly after the fire.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Pierre Bouet et François Neveux, Les évêques normands du XIe siècle : Colloque de Cerisy-la-Salle (30 septembre - 3 octobre 1993), Caen, Presses universitaires de Caen, 1995, 330 p. (ISBN 2-84133-021-4), "Les évêques normands de 985 à 1150", p. 19-35
- ^ "Diocese of Bayeux, France".
- ^ a b M. Hermant, Histoire du diocèse de Bayeux, première partie contenant l'histoire des évêques, Chez Pierre F. Doublet, Caen, 1705, p. 125
- ^ Fisquet, Honoré Jean P. . La France pontificale: Metropole de Rouen: Bayeux et Lisieux.(Paris:(1864) E. Repos.) p. 20.
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