John of Avranches was

bishop of Avranches The Diocese of Coutances (–Avranches) (Latin: ''Dioecesis Constantiensis (–Abrincensis)''; French: ''Diocèse de Coutances (–Avranches)'') is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Its mother church is the Cathedral of Coutanc ...

from 1060 to 1067, and

archbishop of Rouen The Archdiocese of Rouen (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Rothomagensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Rouen'') is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the Archbishop of Rouen's ecclesi ...

from 1067 to 1079. He was a

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churchman, son of

Rodulf of Ivry Rodulf of Ivry (Rodolf, Ralph, Raoul, comte d'Ivry) (died c. 1015) was a Norman noble, and regent of Normandy during the minority of Richard II. Life Rodolf was the son of Eperleng, a rich owner of several mills at Vaudreuil, and of his wife Spr ...

, and brother of Hugh of Bayeux. He appears in the ''

Gesta Normannorum Ducum ''Gesta Normannorum Ducum'' (''Deeds of the Norman Dukes'') is a chronicle originally created by the monk William of Jumièges just before 1060. In 1070 William I had William of Jumièges extend the work to detail his rights to the throne of Engl ...

'' of

William of Jumièges William of Jumièges (born c. 1000 – died after 1070) () was a contemporary of the events of 1066, and one of the earliest writers on the subject of the Norman conquest of England. He is himself a shadowy figure, only known by his dedicatory let ...

, and may have been one of the sources William used. He became

when his friend

Lanfranc Lanfranc, OSB (1005 1010 – 24 May 1089) was an Italian-born English churchman, monk and scholar. Born in Italy, he moved to Normandy to become a Benedictine monk at Bec. He served successively as prior of Bec Abbey and abbot of St Ste ...

declined the position. As archbishop he was a reformer, campaigning for

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from 1074. This led to his being stoned at a provincial synod. In 1075 he with

Roger de Beaumont Roger de Beaumont (c. 1015 – 29 November 1094), feudal lord (French: ''seigneur'') of Beaumont-le-Roger and of Pont-Audemer in Normandy, was a powerful Norman nobleman and close advisor to William the Conqueror. Origins Roger was so ...

was in effective charge of Normandy. He is known for his

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work ''Tractatus de officiis ecclesiasticis''; it was officially adopted in the

diocese of Rouen The Archdiocese of Rouen (Latin: ''Archidioecesis Rothomagensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Rouen'') is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. As one of the fifteen Archbishops of France, the Archbishop of Rouen's ecclesia ...

. It was written at the request of

Maurilius Maurilius (–1067) was a Norman Archbishop of Rouen from 1055 to 1067. Maurilius was originally from Reims, and was born about 1000. He trained as a priest at Liege and became a member of the cathedral chapter of Halberstadt.Douglas ''William t ...

, his predecessor as archbishop; it had only a limited impact in promoting uniformity in Normandy.Cassandra Potts, ''When the Saints Go Marching: Religious Connections and the Political Culture of Early Normandy'' p. 17 in Charles Warren Hollister (editor), ''Anglo-Norman Political Culture and the Twelfth-century Renaissance'' (1997).

References

* R. Delamare (editor) (1923), ''Le 'De officiis ecclesiasticis' de Jean d'Avranches, archevêque de Rouen (1067–1079)'' * Richard Allen, « 'A proud and headstrong man': John of Ivry, bishop of Avranches and archbishop of Rouen, 1060–79 », ''Historical Research'', vol.83, n° 220 (mai 2010), p. 189-227. *

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{{authority control 1079 deaths 11th-century Normans Bishops of Avranches Archbishops of Rouen Year of birth unknown