Rigobert, Bishop of Reims
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Saint Rigobert was a Benediktine monk and later abbot at Orbais who subsequently succeeded St Rieul
as bishop of Reims in 698.
He was replaced as bishop by Charles Martel
for political reasons and banished to Gascony
for some time. Charles exonerated him soon, but Rigobert did not reclaim his see
. Charles gave him a residence at Gernicourt
, where he lived as a hermit
and died in 743. He was buried in the Church of Saint-Thierry in Reims.
His feast day
is 4 January.
Rieul, Bishop of Reims
Saint Rieul, Bishop of Rheims, was bishop of that town from 673 to around 689. He was a supporter of Ebroin. Ebroin's supporters, which included Rieul, Praejectus, St. Agilbert of Paris, and St. Ouen of Rouen, held a council of bishops that sat in judgment on Leger, at Marly, near Paris...
as bishop of Reims in 698.
He was replaced as bishop by 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...
for political reasons and banished to Gascony
Gascony
Gascony is an area of southwest France that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution. The region is vaguely defined and the distinction between Guyenne and Gascony is unclear; sometimes they are considered to overlap, and sometimes Gascony is considered a...
for some time. Charles exonerated him soon, but Rigobert did not reclaim his see
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
. Charles gave him a residence at Gernicourt
Gernicourt
Gernicourt is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....
, where he lived as a hermit
Hermit
A hermit is a person who lives, to some degree, in seclusion from society.In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction, namely the Desert Theology of the Old Testament .In the...
and died in 743. He was buried in the Church of Saint-Thierry in Reims.
His feast day
Calendar of saints
The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the feast day of said saint...
is 4 January.
External links
- Catholic EncyclopediaCatholic EncyclopediaThe Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States. The first volume appeared in March 1907 and the last three volumes appeared in 1912, followed by a master index...
article about Reims - St. Rigobert's dinner
- The Golden Legend — The Life of Saint Rigobert