Alvise | |
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Bishop of Arras | |
Diocese | Arras |
Elected | 1131 |
Term ended | May 16, 1115 |
Predecessor | Robert I |
Successor | Godescalc |
Other post(s) | Abbot of Anchin Abbey (?-1131) |
Personal details | |
Died | September 6, 1148 Philippopolis, Byzantine Empire |
Nationality | Flemish |
Bishop Alvise (died September 6, 1148) was a Bishop of Arras in the 12th century.
The son of Einard and Hostina, [1] he was a native of Flanders [2] but his year of birth is controversial, with sources claiming 1060, 1070 or 1075.
According to medieval chroniclers, [3] he had been a novice and Canon of the Abbey of Saint Bertin at Saint-Omer. He was then prior of the Abbey of Saint-Vaast and then abbot of Anchin Abbey. He was a energetic supporter of the Cluniac reforms and helped to spread them to Marchiennes Abbey, Ghent and Lobbes among other places. [4] He participated in the second crusade with Louis VII of France and according to some sources, he fell ill at Philippopolis, Thrace and died September 6, 1148. [5]
Alvise | |
---|---|
Bishop of Arras | |
Diocese | Arras |
Elected | 1131 |
Term ended | May 16, 1115 |
Predecessor | Robert I |
Successor | Godescalc |
Other post(s) | Abbot of Anchin Abbey (?-1131) |
Personal details | |
Died | September 6, 1148 Philippopolis, Byzantine Empire |
Nationality | Flemish |
Bishop Alvise (died September 6, 1148) was a Bishop of Arras in the 12th century.
The son of Einard and Hostina, [1] he was a native of Flanders [2] but his year of birth is controversial, with sources claiming 1060, 1070 or 1075.
According to medieval chroniclers, [3] he had been a novice and Canon of the Abbey of Saint Bertin at Saint-Omer. He was then prior of the Abbey of Saint-Vaast and then abbot of Anchin Abbey. He was a energetic supporter of the Cluniac reforms and helped to spread them to Marchiennes Abbey, Ghent and Lobbes among other places. [4] He participated in the second crusade with Louis VII of France and according to some sources, he fell ill at Philippopolis, Thrace and died September 6, 1148. [5]