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Guarinus (other)
Guarinus is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Guarinus of Sitten (1065–1150), Bishop of Sion and saint *Guarinus of Palestrina Guarino Foscari (c. 1080 - 6 February 1158) was an Italian Catholic Augustinian canon regular and also the Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina from December 1144 after his relative Pope Lucius II elevated him into the cardinalate. He is better known a ... ( 1080–1158), Bishop of Palestrina and saint {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guarinus Of Sitten
Guarinus of Sitten (German: Warin, french: Guérin) was Bishop of Sion. Guarinus was born in Pont-à-Mousson, Lotharingia, around 1065, into a noble family. About 1085 he became a monk at the Benedictine monastery of Molesme Abbey. In 1094, together with a group of brothers, he founded a daughter house of Molesme, Aulps Abbey in Savoy. Guarinus became the second abbot. The abbey's name is derived from the Latin word ''alpibus'', meaning "mountain pastures". Guarinus is a patron saint of cattle. In 1138 Guarinus was appointed Bishop of Sion The Diocese of Sion ( la, Dioecesis Sedunensis, french: Diocèse de Sion, german: Bistum Sitten) is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the oldest bishopric in the country and one of the oldest north of ... and later became revered as a saint. He died at Aulps Abbey in 1150. Notes French Roman Catholic saints 12th-century Christian saints 1150 deaths French Benedictines 12th-century R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |