Gauzelin of Toul
Appearance
Roman Catholic Church | |
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Diocese | Toul |
See | Toul |
Appointed | 922 |
Term ended | 7 September 962 |
Predecessor | Drogo |
Successor | Gérard |
Orders | |
Consecration | 17 March 922 by Ruotger |
Rank | Bishop |
Personal details | |
Born | Gauzelin |
Died | 7 September 962 Toul, Kingdom of France |
Buried | Bouxières-aux-Dames, France |
Sainthood | |
Feast day | 7 September |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
Gauzelin (died 7 September 962) was a
He has been named as a saint.Life
Gauzelin was born to noble
episcopal consecration on 17 March 922 from Ruotger.[3][1] Gauzelin promoted discipline for the monasteries and for diocesan priests and tried to defend the church against secular threats.[2]
The damage from the Danish and Hungarian invasions saw him become a reforming bishop in his diocese as well as the founder of a number of monasteries. These new monasteries included one at Bouxières-aux-Dames (built c. 935–936) which became associated with his noble household and where he was later buried.[2]
Death
Bishop Gauzelin died on 7 September 962. There is a cathedral that continues to preserve a number of objects associated with him.
Feast days
- 7 September - main commemoration,[4][5]
- 31 August - translation of relics to Nancy Cathedral in 1803,[6]
References
- ^ a b "Saint Goscelinus of Toul". Saints SQPN. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "Gauzelin of Toul, St". Encyclopedia.com. 2003. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Bishop St. Gauzelin". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Catholic Church (2004). Martyrologium Romanum (2004).
- ^ "Paroisse Orthodoxe Ste-Clotilde". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Quelques dates sur l'Abbaye de Bouxières | Ville de Bouxières aux Dames" (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
Sources
- Michel, Jacqueline; Parisse, Michel (1972). Gauzelin, évêque de Toul (922-962) (in French).
- Martin, Eugène (1893). Quelques observations des évéques de Toul prédécesseurs de Saint-Gauzelin (in French). Nancy: Impr. de Vagner.
- Parisse, Michel. Un évêque réformateur : Gauzelin de Toul (922-962) (in French). Ad libros !.
- Nightingale, John (2001). A New Foundation and its Donors: Bouxières-aux-Dames. Monasteries and Patrons in the Gorze Reform.