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Stodilus
Stodilo (or Stodilus, french: Stodile; died c. 861) was the bishop of Limoges from the early 840s until his death. His unusual name may be a corruption of the Latin language, Latin ''stolidus'' (stolid, stupid), a humble reference to Christian "foolishness" in the eyes of unbelievers. The earliest reference to an ecclesiastical court in southern France dates from 851, when Stodilo judged a case between a vassal (''vassus'') of his and Limoges Cathedral, his cathedral over a piece of land the vassal had unjustly possessed. This document doubles as an early piece of evidence of Feudalism, feudo-vassalic relations in the Limousin. In 845, Stodilo received from King Pippin II of Aquitaine, Pippin II two ''villas'' from the royal fisc. In the autumn of 855, Stodilo assisted Archbishop Rodulf of Bourges in the unction, coronation and investiture of Charles the Child as king of Kingdom of Aquitaine, Aquitaine in Limoges, according to the ''Annales Bertiniani'' and the ''Chronicon'' of Adhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Limoges
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Limoges (Latin: ''Dioecesis Lemovicensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Limoges'') is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ... in France. The diocese comprises the ''départment in France, départments'' of Haute-Vienne and Creuse. After the Concordat of 1801, the See of Limoges lost twenty-four parishes from the district of Nontron which were annexed to the Diocese of Périgueux, and forty-four from the district of Confolens, transferred to the Diocese of Angoulême; but until 1822 it included the entire ancient Diocese of Tulle, when the latter was reorganized. Since 2002, the diocese has been suffragan to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Poitiers, Archdiocese of Poitiers, after transfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
