Milo, Bishop of Reims and Trier
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Milo was Archbishop of Reims
and Trier since c. 722,
as his uncle and his father, Saint Liutwin, had been before him.
When Charles Martel
drove Rigobert from Reims, he replaced him with a warrior clerk named Milo. While bishop, Milo discharged a mission against the Vascones. He accumulated much of the riches of his dioceses. He later received Trier as well.
He resisted being replaced by Abel
for a long time before he was finally deposed. He died, killed by a wild boar, in 753 or 758.
Archbishop of Reims
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Reims is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in France. Erected as a diocese around 250 by St. Sixtus, the diocese was elevated to an archdiocese around 750...
and Trier since c. 722,
as his uncle and his father, Saint Liutwin, had been before him.
When Charles Martel
Charles Martel
Charles Martel , also known as Charles the Hammer, was a Frankish military and political leader, who served as Mayor of the Palace under the Merovingian kings and ruled de facto during an interregnum at the end of his life, using the title Duke and Prince of the Franks. In 739 he was offered the...
drove Rigobert from Reims, he replaced him with a warrior clerk named Milo. While bishop, Milo discharged a mission against the Vascones. He accumulated much of the riches of his dioceses. He later received Trier as well.
He resisted being replaced by Abel
Abel of Reims
Abel was suffragan bishop of Reims .-Background:In the late 10th century, Folcuin wrote that Abel had been a monk of Lobbes Abbey when Bishop Ermino was abbot...
for a long time before he was finally deposed. He died, killed by a wild boar, in 753 or 758.