:''Theodard was also the murdered bishop

Theodard of Maastricht Theodard of Maastricht (also Theodard of Tongeren) was a 7th-century List of bishops and prince-bishops of Liège, bishop of Maastricht-Liège, in present-day Netherlands. As Theodard was murdered while on his way to protest the plundering of his ...

.'' Saint Theodard () (ca. 840–1 May, ca. 893) was an

archbishop of Narbonne The former Catholic diocese of Narbonne existed from early Christian times until the French Revolution. It was an archdiocese, with its see at Narbonne, from the year 445, and its influence ran over much of south-western France and into Cataloni ...

. He may have been born to the

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and served as a

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at a church council at

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

. He was appointed

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by Archbishop Sigebod of Narbonne (873-855). After Sigebod's death in 885, Theodard succeeded him and was

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on 15 August 885. In 886 he went to

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to obtain the

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, the symbol of his office, from

Stephen VI Pope Stephen VI (; died August 897) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 22 May 896 until his death in August 897. He is best known for instigating the Cadaver Synod, which ultimately led to his downfall and death. Family ...

. During his episcopate, Theodard protected the rights of his diocese, repaired the damages caused by Moorish incursions, restored the cathedral of Narbonne, and worked to release captive Christians. He was buried at the

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Montauriol Abbey Montauriol can refer to one of the following communes in France: * Montauriol, Aude, in the Aude department * Montauriol, Lot-et-Garonne, in the Lot-et-Garonne department * Montauriol, Pyrénées-Orientales, in the Pyrénées-Orientales departme ...

, initially dedicated to

Saint Martin Saint Martin may refer to: People * Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316–397), Bishop of Tours, France * Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal) * Pope Martin I (c. 595–655), bishop of R ...

, which was later renamed after Theodard.

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