Gerard (archbishop of York)

Gérard of Rouen († May 21, 1108 in London) was an English clergyman, and Lord Chancellor and Keeper of the Seals of England and Archbishop of York.

Life

Gérard of Rouen was a nephew of Walkelin, Bishop of Winchester, and used by Simeon, Abbot of Ely, as well as the Norman royal house of England. Originally he was a spiritual teacher in Rouen and was built by King William I Lord High Chancellor (1085-1092) appointed. When his son and successor, William II Rufus, he was sent on a diplomatic mission to Rome. The reason was the years of investiture dispute between the King and Archbishop Anselm of Canterbury. Gérard of Rouen's success was rewarded with the bishopric of Hereford.

King Henry I appointed in 1100 by Gérard Rouen Archbishop of York. Principal contractor of Henry and Gerard was Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury and thus the highest clerics of England. Violent clashes follow, on whose peak Anselm the king threatened with excommunication and Anselm was exiled again for refusing Treueeids. Anselm was on the issue of lay investiture, which offset the whole West in high excitement, unyielding and had the support of the clergy. Heinrich took the fight before a modus vivendi, which was reached in the Treaty of Westminster in 1107. The king renounced investiture with ring and staff as well as the regalia and spolia, and let the canonical election of bishops by the Domkapital to. However, the election had to take place in the royal court and in the presence of the king or his representative. After the election of the new bishop or abbot had to pay homage as a vassal of the king for his fief. Only then will the consecration was to be completed. This separation of temporal and spiritualia meant a victory for the king, inasmuch as the investiture of the temporal by the king was the prerequisite for the consecration with ring and staff and also left open the choice of the royal influence. However, the king supported the reform of the Church in other areas. So he knew the new monastic reform order, especially the Augustinian Canons and the end of his reign towards the Cistercians, with rich donations. Determined, he campaigned against the still widespread clerical marriage and for the enforcement of celibacy.

The Pope rebuked Gérard Rouen for his opposition to the primate, and eventually the two prelates were reconciled. His sudden death without the last rites (Latin: sacramentum morientium ) was regarded as a divine judgment. The gun refused to bury him in the cathedral.

Comments

  • Lord Chancellor (England)
  • Bishop of Hereford
  • Archbishop of York
  • Roman Catholic Bishop ( 12th Century )
  • English
  • Born in the 11th century
  • Died in 1108
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