Arnulf Of Orléans (commentator)
Arnulf of Orléans may refer to: *Arnulf (bishop of Orléans), bishop from 970 until 1003 *Arnulf of Orléans (12th century) Arnulf of Orléans ( la, Arnulfus Aurelianensis), also known as Arnulfus Rufus (french: Arnoul le Roux),, calls him Arnold. was a Linguist, grammarian and poet of Latin active as a teacher in Orléans in the late twelfth century. He had a famous ri ...

Arnulf (bishop Of Orléans)
Arnulf (died 1003) was the bishop of Orléans from 970 until his death. He is known for his feud with Abbo of Fleury, and his denunciation of the papacy. Arnulf was the nephew of Ermentheus, the previous bishop, succeeding to the see on his death in 970. He was known as a strong supporter of Hugh Capet, who took over as ruler of West Francia. Abbo, who became abbot of Fleury in 988, offended Arnulf by his vigorous advocacy of the rights of monasteries. Their power struggle is documented from Abbo's side in his works. Arnulf's only surviving work, ''De cartillagine'' (On cartilage), is a response to Abbo's ''Apologeticus'' and was written in the aftermath of a riot that broke up the council of Saint-Denis in 993. At the Synod of Saint-Basle de Verzy in 991 Arnulf resisted papal interference, with very aggressive rhetoric. His speech there, ''O lugenda Roma'', was passed down in a text composed by Gerbert d'Aurillac, who became Pope Sylvester II at the end of the decade. Gerbert's ...
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