Armentarius ( es, Armentario) was the

Bishop of Mondoñedo A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

, when its seat was still at Dumium, from at least 984 until his death sometime between 1018 and 1025. Armentarius is first recorded as bishop on 24 April 984. His predecessor, since as early as 977 perhaps, was

Arias Peláez In music, an aria (Italian language, Italian: ; plural: ''arie'' , or ''arias'' in common usage, diminutive form arietta , plural ariette, or in English simply air (music), air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumen ...

, whose loss of his see cannot be dated more precisely. On 29 September 985 he subscribed a charter of

Vermudo II of León Bermudo or Vermudo, from Latin Veremundus, is a given name of Germanic origin. It may refer to: *Veremund (fl. c. 500), Suevic king of Galicia *Bermudo I of Asturias (r. 788–91), king, called "the Deacon" (''el Diácono'') *Bermudo II of León (r. ...

privileging the

Abbey of Celanova The monastery of San Salvador de Celanova is a religious complex in Celanova, Galicia, Spain. The once wealthy abbey of Benedictines was founded by St. Rudesind (San Rosendo) in 936. The jewel of the complex is the small mozarabic chapel of San ...

.Sánchez (1946), 49. On 1 February 1007, as bishop of Mondoñedo, he confirmed the ruling of

Alfonso V of León Alfonso V (c. 9947 August 1028), called the Noble, was King of León from 999 to 1028. Like other kings of León, he used the title emperor () to assert his standing among the Christian rulers of Spain. He succeeded his father, Bermudo II, in 99 ...

ordering the return of various properties belonging to the Abbey of Celanova that had been illegally occupied by certain foreigners in the days of Vermudo II. This ruling was also confirmed by Arias Peláez. On 22 August Alfonso V also ruled on the boundaries to obtain between the counties of Aveancos and those of Cornado and Bembejo, a ruling which was likewise confirmed by Armentarius and by Arias. Armentarius was still bishop as late as 1018, when he signed the act of a royal judgement of Alfonso V as "Armentarius, in Christ's name,

by the grace of God By the Grace of God ( la, Dei Gratia, abbreviated D.G.) is a formulaic phrase used especially in Christian monarchies as an introductory part of the full styles of a monarch. For example in England and later the United Kingdom, the phrase was fo ...

, bishop of the see of Dumium."Sánchez (1946), 50. The Latin reads ''sub Christi nomine, Armentarius, Dei gratia episcopus Dumiense sedis''. In his ruling Alfonso ordered Ossorio Fróilaz to return certain goods he had received on loan from the late queen

Teresa Ansúrez Teresa Ansúrez (died in 997) was the Queen consort of King Sancho I of León, and because of that, she is also known as Teresa of Leon. She was regent of her son in 975-979. Consort Teresa was a daughter of nobleman Ansur Fernández and Gontr ...

to her daughters, Sancha and Teresa. Armentarius' successor, Nuño I, is not recorded until 1025, so it is possible that Armentarius' episcopate continued for some years after 1018.Sánchez (1946), 51. The existence of a

Suarius I Suarius I (1015–1022) was a medieval Galician bishop. References * ''Episcopologio Mindoniense''. CAL PARDO, Enrique, 2003, . External links *Official web site of the Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol 11th-century Galician bishops 10 ...

between Armentarius and Nuño is probably the product of reading the date of certain charter of

Suarius II Suarius II (1058–1071) was a medieval Galician bishop. References * ''Episcopologio Mindoniense''. CAL PARDO, Enrique, 2003, . External links *Official web site of the Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol Clergy from Galicia (Spain) 11t ...

(1058–70) as 1015, although there are to suspicious charters from 1020–22 that refer to a bishop Suarius of an unspecified see, who might be the phantom Suarius I.

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Official web site of the Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol
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