Thomas de Fréauville

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Thomas de Fréauville (

bishop of Bayeux of the 13th century.[1][2]

Biography

Thomas was the son of Rogo and Berta, from a noble family established in Rouen. Michael, a canon of the cathedral, could have been a relative.[3]

He became archdeacon of Bayeux in 1221, and dean of the chapter of the cathedral of Rouen in 1225, a title that he retained until 1231.[3]

The chapter of Rouen Cathedral proceeded in 1229 to the election of a new

bishop of Senlis) and Jean de Montmirail, the election was overturned.[4] Thomas renounced his rights and Pope Gregory IX transferred Maurice from Le Mans to Rouen in 1231.[4]

Also in 1231 Thomas became archdeacon of Amiens, and acceded to the bishopric of Bayeux in 1233,

Robert des Ablèges in 1231. He remained bishop until 1238 and died in 1239.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Diocese of Bayeux, France". GCatholic.
  2. ^ "Bishop Thomas de Freauville [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org.
  3. ^
    ISBN 2503506380
    ), p. 377
  4. ^ a b c Pascal Montaubin, "Les chapitres cathédraux séculiers de Normandie et la centralisation pontificale au XIIIe siècle" in Chapters and cathedrals in Normandy. Proceedings of the XXXIth Congress held in Bayeux from 16 to 20 October 1996, Caen, 1997, p. 270.
  5. ISBN 2902685351
    , p. 378
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