Gérard du Cher

Gérard (or Gérald) du Cher (died 1177), numbered Gerald II, was the bishop of Limoges from 1142 until his death. Born into the lower nobility, he succeeded his uncle, Eustorge de Scorailles, as bishop. Five years elapsed between Eustorge's death in 1137 and Gérard's election.[1] He was selected by the cathedral chapter in an election free of outside interference.[2]

In 1158, Gérard founded a hospital in Limoges dedicated to Gerald of Aurillac.[3] In 1167, he canonised Stephen of Muret (died 1124), the founder of Grandmont Abbey; Stephen was also canonised by the pope in 1189.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Bredero 1996, p. 261.
  2. ^ a b Becquet 1996, p. 29.
  3. ^ Roblin 2009, p. 250 n. 1.

References

  • Becquet, Jean (1987). "Les débuts de l'hôpital Saint-Gérald de Limoges (xiie–xiiie siècles)". Bulletin de la Société Archéologique et Historique du Limousin. 114: 38–58.
  • Becquet, Jean (1996). "Religious Life in the Limousin in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries". In Teresa Egan (ed.). Enamels of Limoges, 1100–1350. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art. pp. 29–32.
  • Bredero, Adriaan H. (1996). Bernard of Clairvaux: Between Cult and History. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark.
  • Roblin, Vincent (2009). Recueil des actes des vicomtes de Limoges, Xe–XIVe siècle. Hautes Études Médiévales et Modernes, 95. Geneva: Librairie Droz.