Robert of Rouen (died before 1112) was the first bishop of Lydda and Ramla from 1099.
Born in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen, Robert was a Norman cleric who joined the First Crusade. [1] [2] The crusaders took possession of Ramla without fight on 30 June 1099, because the Muslim garrison had left it. [2] The nearby Church of Saint George was an important shrine at Lydda and the crusaders decided to establish a Roman Catholic bishopric in the town. [3] The crusader leaders appointed Robert as the first bishop of the new diocese. [4] They also granted Ramla, Lydda and the nearby villages to the bishopric. [4]
Being the only Roman Catholic bishop in Palestine, Robert consecrated Daimbert of Pisa as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem on Christmas Day in 1099. [5] [6]
Robert died before 1112 when his successor, Roger is first mentioned in a charter. [5]
Robert of Rouen (died before 1112) was the first bishop of Lydda and Ramla from 1099.
Born in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rouen, Robert was a Norman cleric who joined the First Crusade. [1] [2] The crusaders took possession of Ramla without fight on 30 June 1099, because the Muslim garrison had left it. [2] The nearby Church of Saint George was an important shrine at Lydda and the crusaders decided to establish a Roman Catholic bishopric in the town. [3] The crusader leaders appointed Robert as the first bishop of the new diocese. [4] They also granted Ramla, Lydda and the nearby villages to the bishopric. [4]
Being the only Roman Catholic bishop in Palestine, Robert consecrated Daimbert of Pisa as the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem on Christmas Day in 1099. [5] [6]
Robert died before 1112 when his successor, Roger is first mentioned in a charter. [5]