one of the principal personages of the first crusade, was bishop of Puy en Velay from before 1087. At the council of Clermont in |
one of the principal personages of the first crusade, was bishop of Puy en Velay from before 1087. At the council of Clermont in |
apostolic legate by the pope, he accompanied Raymond IV., count of Toulouse, to the east. He negotiated with Alexis Comnenus |
apostolic legate by the pope, he accompanied [Raymond IV]?, count of Toulouse?, to the east. He negotiated with Alexius Comnenus |
among the crusaders, caused the siege of Antioch to be raised |
among the crusaders, caused the siege of Antioch? to be raised |
See the article by C. Kohler in La Grande Encyclopedie; Bibliographie du Velay (1902), 640-650. |
Initial text from 1911 encyclopedia -- Please update as needed |
Initial text from 1911 encyclopedia -- Please update as needed |
At the council of Clermont in 1095 he showed great zeal for the crusade, and having been named apostolic legate by the pope, he accompanied [Raymond IV]?, count of Toulouse?, to the east. He negotiated with Alexius Comnenus at Constantinople, re-established at Nicaea some discipline among the crusaders, caused the siege of Antioch? to be raised and died in that city of the plague on the 1st of August 1098.