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Gohardus
Gohard or Gunhard was a 9th-century bishop of Nantes, lord of Blain, Loire-Atlantique, Blain, saint and cephalophore martyr of the Roman Catholic Church. Gohard was born in Angers. It was during his Bishop, episcopate that the Battle of Blain took place in 843 AD, the first major battle between the Franks and the Britons. Damage caused by struggles between these two factions in the area was compounded by Viking raids. On the feast day of St. John the Baptist, a month after the defeat of Blain, the Vikings arrived at Nantes. Gohard was celebrating Mass (liturgy), Mass in Nantes Cathedral before a large audience when the Vikings attacked, killing the priest and his congregation. Legend says that Gohard picked up his decapitated head and walked down to the Loire where a boat took him to Angers. His body was buried in St. Peter's Collegiate Church in Angers, the city where he was born. Gohard was canonized in 1096. The Romanesque architecture, Romanesque crypt of Nantes Cathedral is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Nantes
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nantes ( la, Dioecesis Nannetensis; french: Diocèse de Nantes; br, Eskopti Naoned) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Nantes, France. The diocese consists of the department of Loire-Atlantique. It has existed since the 4th century. It is now suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo, having previously been suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tours. Its see is Nantes Cathedral in the city of Nantes. History According to late traditions, Saint Clarus (Saint Clair), first Bishop of Nantes, was a disciple of Saint Peter. De la Borderie, however, has shown that the ritual of the Church of Nantes, drawn up by Helius the precentor in 1263, ignores the apostolic mission of Saint Clarus, and also that Saint Peter's nail in Nantes Cathedral was not brought there by Saint Clarus, but at a time subsequent to the invasions of the Northmen in the 10th century. He showed further that Saint Felix, writing with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
