Alvise (bishop of Arras)

Bishop Alvise (died September 6, 1148) was a Bishop of Arras in the 12th century.

Alvise
Bishop of Arras
DioceseArras
Elected1131
Term endedMay 16, 1115 (1115-05-16)
PredecessorRobert I
SuccessorGodescalc
Other post(s)Abbot of Anchin Abbey (?-1131)
Personal details
DiedSeptember 6, 1148 (1148-09-06)
Philippopolis, Byzantine Empire
NationalityFlemish

Biography

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The son of Einard and Hostina,[1] he was a native of Flanders[2] but his year of birth is controversial, with sources claiming 1060, 1070 or 1075.

According to medieval chroniclers,[3] he had been a novice and Canon of the Abbey of Saint Bertin at Saint-Omer. He was then prior of the Abbey of Saint-Vaast and then abbot of Anchin Abbey. He was a energetic supporter of the Cluniac reforms and helped to spread them to Marchiennes Abbey, Ghent and Lobbes among other places.[4] He participated in the second crusade with Louis VII of France and according to some sources, he fell ill at Philippopolis, Thrace and died September 6, 1148.[5]

References

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  1. ^ L'abbaye d'Anchin de sa fondation (1079) au XIVe siècle : essor, vie et rayonnement d'une grande communauté bénédictine - par Jean-Pierre Gerzaguet - Presses universitaires Septentrion- 1997 page 91
  2. ^ Historia monasterii (MGH,SS,14, particulièrement 586-588
  3. ^ Histoire de l'église gallicane - IVème édition- par Jacques Longueval - Paris Rue de Garanciére n°10 (près de saint-Sulpice, 1826) vol8 page 265.
  4. ^ Gameson, Richard (2007). "The Earliest Books of Arras Cathedral". Scriptorium. 61 (2): 249, 252. doi:10.3406/scrip.2007.4224. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. ^ Histoire de l'église gallicane - IVème édition- par Jacques Longueval - Paris Rue de Garanciére n°10 (près de saint-Sulpice, 1826) vol8 page 265.