Gauzelin (died 7 September 962) was a French Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Toul from 922 until his death.[1][2] He has been named as a saint.
Gauzelin | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Toul | |
 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Toul |
| See | Toul |
| Appointed | 922 |
| Term ended | 7 September 962 |
| Predecessor | Drogo |
| Successor | Gérard |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 17 March 922 by Ruotger |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gauzelin |
| Died | 7 September 962 Toul, Kingdom of France |
| Buried | Bouxières-aux-Dames, France |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 7 September |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
Life
editGauzelin was born to noble Frankish parents. He first served as part of notaries in the French kingdom from 913 to circa 919 which later led to King Charles naming him as the Bishop of Toul; Pope John X confirmed the appointment and he received his episcopal consecration on 17 March 922 from Ruotger.[3][1] Gauzelin promoted discipline for the monasteries and for diocesan priests and tried to defend the church against secular threats.[2]
The damage from the Danish and Hungarian invasions saw him become a reforming bishop in his diocese as well as the founder of a number of monasteries. These new monasteries included one at Bouxières-aux-Dames (built c. 935–936) which became associated with his noble household and where he was later buried.[2]
Death
editBishop Gauzelin died on 7 September 962. There is a cathedral that continues to preserve a number of objects associated with him.
Feast days
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Saint Goscelinus of Toul". Saints SQPN. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "Gauzelin of Toul, St". Encyclopedia.com. 2003. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Bishop St. Gauzelin". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ Catholic Church (2004). Martyrologium Romanum (2004).
- ^ "Paroisse Orthodoxe Ste-Clotilde". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Quelques dates sur l'Abbaye de Bouxières | Ville de Bouxières aux Dames" (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
Sources
edit- Michel, Jacqueline; Parisse, Michel (1972). Gauzelin, évêque de Toul (922-962) (in French).
- Martin, Eugène (1893). Quelques observations des évéques de Toul prédécesseurs de Saint-Gauzelin (in French). Nancy: Impr. de Vagner.
- Parisse, Michel. Un évêque réformateur : Gauzelin de Toul (922-962) (in French). Ad libros !.
- Nightingale, John (2001). A New Foundation and its Donors: Bouxières-aux-Dames. Monasteries and Patrons in the Gorze Reform.
