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Guillem Guifré
Guillem Guifredo (William Wifred) was a bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ... from 1041 until 1075. in Urgell, Northern Spain.Villanueva, Jaime. Viage literario a la iglesias de España. Tomo X: Viage a Urgel (en castellà). Valencia: Imprenta de Oliveres, antes Estevan, 1827, p. 181-194 His father was Wifred II, Count of Cerdanya. Very little is known of his episcopate but he is known to have attended the Council of Narbonne in 1043. References 11th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Spain {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Urgell
The Diocese of Urgell (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Catalonia (Spain) and the Principality of Andorra in the historical County of Urgell,"Diocese of Urgell" '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. Retrieved 29 February 2016."Diocese of Urgell" GCatholic.org. Retrieved 29 February 2016. with origins in the fifth century AD or possibly earlier. It is based in the region of the historical Catalan County of Urgell, though it has different b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wifred II, Count Of Cerdanya
Wifred or Wilfred (, or ) ( 970 – 1050) was the Count of Cerdanya (988–1035; as Wifred II) and Count of Berga (1003–1035; as Wifred I). He was the eldest son of Oliba Cabreta and Ermengard of Empúries. Life When his father abdicated in 988 to become a monk in Monte Cassino, Wifred's brother Bernard I, Count of Besalú, Bernard received Besalú while Abbot Oliba, Oliba received Berga. Their mother acted as regent until 994. When Oliba followed his father into the church in 1003, his county passed to Wifred. In that year Wifred and Bernard joined an alliance of Christian princes to fend off a Muslim invasion at the Battle of Torà.Carl Erdmann (1977), ''The Origin of the Idea of Crusade'' (Princeton: Princeton University Press), 99–100. Like his father and brother before him, he had a great affection for the church. He participated actively in the consecration of many churches and monasteries, such as Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, San Martín del Canigó, founded in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council Of Narbonne (1043)
The Councils of Narbonne were a series of provincial councils of the Catholic Church held in Narbonne, France. Council of 255 – 260 A council was supposedly held in Narbonne between 255 and 260. According to legend, Paul of Narbonne was accused of sexual immorality and a council was held to adjudicate the charges, at which he was miraculously exonerated. Council of 589 A council was held in Narbonne on 1 November 589. Migetius, the archbishop of Toledo, presided. Eight bishops attended. The council ratified the acts of the Third Council of Toledo, which the local bishops had been unable to attend due to illness. The council also published fifteen canons, including restrictions on the behavior of the clergy, a ban on Jews singing psalms when burying their dead, and condemnation of divination. A major concern of the council was limiting the influence of lay patrons over clerics. Council of 791 Twenty-six bishops attended, and two others sent representatives. The council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
